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I could assume hacking, fraud, corporate espionage, etc. along with info relevant to the software (i.e. if you make banking software I'd assume fiscal crime wou

I could assume hacking, fraud, corporate espionage, etc. along with info relevant to the software (i.e. if you make banking software I'd assume fiscal crime would be at least somewhat relevant)

monksy 6y ago
Hacking would probably be a plus for a software enginer. They know how to debug systems. Espionage, theft, and violent crimes... That's a different situation (I don't want someone coming after me after I liter their PR with comments)
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- gjs278 6y ago
  ok and they might hack a customer. or you after the fact if you upset them. it’s the violation of where they’re allowed to debug that is the issue.
- samatman 6y ago
  Sure, and embezzlement might be a plus for a very specific finance job, namely, searching for evidence that embezzlement has happened. Point is that it's relevant under those circumstances, and fair play for an employer search. Drunken and disorderly is not.
- nikitaga 6y ago
  > Hacking would probably be a plus for a software enginer. They know how to debug systems. They also apparently have poor judgement and/or security practices, if they got themselves convicted under CFAA or similar. And possibly questionable moral integrity depending on what and how they were hacking. Background checks are not intended to evaluate skills but to find risks. Having a hacking conviction is generally not a positive signal.
- hirundo 6y ago
  I know a guy who spent a year in federal prison on bogus wire fraud charges for an article published in a hacker magazine. He was afraid it would cripple his career, but the opposite was true. He's now the chief technologist at a major CDN and his prison time translated into a badass semi-legendary hacker image.
- virgilp 6y ago
  Whereas if they're convicted for hacking, they'll only go after your digital assets/devices, so... no worries? After all, hacking convictions are a plus.
- kube-system 6y ago
  A charge of 'hacking' is like a charge of 'breaking and entering'. They could have cracked a bank vault mission-impossible style, or maybe they threw a brick through the window. For all you know, they could have 'hacked in' via the password on the post-it on their coworkers monitor.
  - Aeolun 6y ago
    I threw a brick through a bank vault. Does that qualify?

I could assume hacking, fraud, corporate espionage, etc. along with info relevant to the software (i.e. if you make banking software I'd assume fiscal crime would be at least somewhat relevant)

monksy 6y ago

Hacking would probably be a plus for a software enginer. They know how to debug systems. Espionage, theft, and violent crimes... That's a different situation (I don't want someone coming after me after I liter their PR with comments)

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gjs278 6y ago
ok and they might hack a customer. or you after the fact if you upset them. it’s the violation of where they’re allowed to debug that is the issue.
samatman 6y ago
Sure, and embezzlement might be a plus for a very specific finance job, namely, searching for evidence that embezzlement has happened. Point is that it's relevant under those circumstances, and fair play for an employer search. Drunken and disorderly is not.
nikitaga 6y ago
> Hacking would probably be a plus for a software enginer. They know how to debug systems. They also apparently have poor judgement and/or security practices, if they got themselves convicted under CFAA or similar. And possibly questionable moral integrity depending on what and how they were hacking. Background checks are not intended to evaluate skills but to find risks. Having a hacking conviction is generally not a positive signal.
hirundo 6y ago
I know a guy who spent a year in federal prison on bogus wire fraud charges for an article published in a hacker magazine. He was afraid it would cripple his career, but the opposite was true. He's now the chief technologist at a major CDN and his prison time translated into a badass semi-legendary hacker image.
virgilp 6y ago
Whereas if they're convicted for hacking, they'll only go after your digital assets/devices, so... no worries? After all, hacking convictions are a plus.
kube-system 6y ago
A charge of 'hacking' is like a charge of 'breaking and entering'. They could have cracked a bank vault mission-impossible style, or maybe they threw a brick through the window. For all you know, they could have 'hacked in' via the password on the post-it on their coworkers monitor.
- Aeolun 6y ago
  I threw a brick through a bank vault. Does that qualify?