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> The "hacking" they claim he did was unsuccessfully try to crack a Windows password so Manning could access data from another account. That's protecting the so
by ardy42 8y ago
> The "hacking" they claim he did was unsuccessfully try to crack a Windows password so Manning could access data from another account. That's protecting the source's identity.
It's also unauthorized access to another account. What do we typically call unauthorized access to a computer? Hacking.
What would you think if Assange had assisted Manning by giving him a gun so he could kill someone who'd discovered that he had blown the whistle, in order to help protect his identity, but the gun didn't work?
- boomboomsubban 8y ago>It's also unauthorized access to another account. What do we typically call unauthorized access to a computer? At no point did Assange have unauthorized access to a computer. Manning had legitimate access, and sent a copy of a file to Assange. And it wasn't done to gain new information, just to protect the source of the information. Your example is ridiculous, you can't compare an act that harms nobody to an attempted murder.