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People have been tried and committed for crimes in court for this type of thing. It probably varies from country to country but there is definitely legal preced
by raziel2p 6y ago
People have been tried and committed for crimes in court for this type of thing. It probably varies from country to country but there is definitely legal precedence that if you come across data that you know shouldn't be publicly accessible, you can't just pretend that it's okay to use it as if it was. Intent and common sense probably plays into it.
I would link some sources because you shouldn't trust just my vague memory, but it's incredibly difficult to find the right google search terms.
- mellosouls 6y agoNote in the UK the CPS guidance which talks about "unauthorised access". There has to be knowledge on the part of the offender that the access is unauthorised So I guess it depends what the "offender" googled and what the link description said before they clicked it wrt open websites. And no doubt their explanation and demeanour when questioned etc. https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/cybercrime-prosecution-guidance https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/cybercrime-prosecution... Section 1