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This is an interesting topic. If I equate this to the physical world, would this be similar to a public town meeting being held with no security and no locked
by LinuxBender 7y ago
This is an interesting topic. If I equate this to the physical world, would this be similar to a public town meeting being held with no security and no locked doors, then a protester walks in and starts protesting? What are the protestors typically charged with successfully?
This also reminds me of Gary McKinnon who logged into NASA windows servers as Administrator with a null password and no firewall. [1] He was looking for proof of UFO's. Point being, there was no security on the systems and so Gary basically walked in as a guest. No hacking required.
[1] - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/may/25/gary-mckinnon-extradition-pink-floyd-hacker-us https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/may/25/gary-mckinnon-ext...
- elicash 7y agoIsn't it more like a private meeting, say, in your house that has a door that's unlocked? I personally dislike applying digital settings to real-world, but if you're going to make a comparison these aren't for the public or on public property.
- zajio1am 7y agoPrivate homes have special protection (and would be more analogous to private computers). This is more like invading rented lounge/room in a pub.