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It seems that the general consensus here is that if a system is open, either without a password, or with a widely known password, it’s OK to go into that system
by underseacables 6y ago
It seems that the general consensus here is that if a system is open, either without a password, or with a widely known password, it’s OK to go into that system. Even though accessing it may be a crime, reading the comments here it sounds like a lot of people are defending her because of the lack of security on the system as if it absolves her of liability. Did she not access the system without permission?
- recursive 6y agoWhistle blowers are often technically in violation of the rules of the organization they're blowing the whistle on. Or at least claimed to be.
- oh_sigh 6y agoI think what it shows is that almost all people, if given power, would be petty tyrants and not philosopher kings. Crime X is evil when my opponent does it, but when my ally does it, you must look at the context and see she did it for a good reason and shouldn't be punished.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoAre you referring to some other thread? None of the other comments on this article are about system security or passwords.