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This argument is not much different than what the grandparent is referring to. weev was convicted of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization becau

This argument is not much different than what the grandparent is referring to. weev was convicted of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization because he advised a guy who discovered a publicly available HTTP API hosted by AT&T that returned email addresses based on guessable ids. The conviction was overturned, but on procedural grounds, not legal ones.

wbl 8y ago
Directory listing wasn't on on the AT&T server.
- wrs 8y ago
  He accessed “public” URLs that he inferred the existence of but wasn’t supposed to access. So I guess if you can start at the homepage of this site and find a link to a directory, you’re OK.