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>See where this falls apart? I can easily get into your home without damaging anything by picking the lock, and if someone was in my house, I'd want them out as
by equalunique 7y ago
>See where this falls apart? I can easily get into your home without damaging anything by picking the lock, and if someone was in my house, I'd want them out as fast as possible, and the police saying I have no right to do anything to them until they do something first is a bad idea- if they shoot me, how to I fire back? If they break my valuables, how do I react?
Stealing is a crime. Shooting you is a crime. Simply "being there" should qualify as a crime, or perhaps maybe a misdemeanor, only after some scrutiny. Intent as a factor should have more weight.
Using your house analogy, if a bystander notices the door to your home is wide open, they shouldn't be afraid to check if anyone inside is potentially incapacitated or is having some other emergency, just because entering an open door is a crime under your logic. In one society, a concerned neighbor finds you lying on the floor unconscious, dials 9/11, and emergency services arrives on time for you to be saved. In the other society, nobody checks on you, because why take the risk?
Similarly, the whole concept of "white hat" hacking is something you seem either unfamiliar with and/or at odds with.
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoThe thing that was missing for me earlier was the intent part- thank you for mentioning that. Furthermore, I'm sorry I attacked you- I took a bit too cynical of a position here- I do understand the concept of White Hatting, and recognize its importance. I have also dealt with one too many "White Hats" that expect a monetary reward for finding bugs when I'm not in a position to do so, and have then gone and attacked me hard. It's not fun. Now, I have been, and still am, one of those people that do occasionally poke at other people's stuff, and when I find something, I will tip them off. This is also not my day job, and as such, outside of official bug reporting platforms, I always specify that I will not accept compensation for what I have found. Many people are not that principled, and that bothers me to no end.