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The keyword is "knowingly". He's clearly well aware of the security risks and is doing his best to keep it safe (including asking Microsoft to acquire it for 10
by manigandham 7y ago
The keyword is "knowingly". He's clearly well aware of the security risks and is doing his best to keep it safe (including asking Microsoft to acquire it for 10% of the revenue they make in an hour).
- gpm 7y agoYes, you're right, that is the keyword. This article, and statements like the following make it perfectly clear that if he follows through on his threat he will be knowingly aiding criminals. > O’Connor said he hopes Microsoft Corp. will buy it, but fears they won’t and instead it will get snatched up by someone working with organized cybercriminals or state-funded hacking groups bent on undermining the interests of Western corporations.
- crooked-v 7y agoA person can be reasonably confident that their immediate sale of an item is going to go to someone who will use it responsibly... while still worrying about its disposition five or ten years down the line. (Microsoft has already let this problem sit for 26 years, after all.) That still doesn't mean the person has any particular legal or moral responsibility to monitor their original customer indefinitely just because there's a future risk.
- manigandham 7y agoThat is neither a threat nor proves that he knows anything about the buyer being a criminal. He's only worried about that possibility, which is a good thing considering he has been a good steward of the domain this whole time.
- nkrisc 7y agoHe doesn't know a criminal will buy it. In fact, because it's an auction, he doesn't even know who the buyer will be until it's sold.