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And I 100% agree that whistleblowers need protection, as do journalists. This isn't about legal peculiarities. When Assange was offering help to crack password
by cookie_monsta 5y ago
And I 100% agree that whistleblowers need protection, as do journalists.
This isn't about legal peculiarities. When Assange was offering help to crack passwords and encouraging Manning to access unauthorized material, he wasn't being a whistleblower or a journalist. He was conspiring to commit a crime. He knew that. He'd already been charged with hacking as a teenager. It was a choice he made having weighed up the risks and benefits.
- h0l0cube 5y agoWhite hats gain unauthorised access and inform the admins that their systems are insecure, perhaps they should be thrown in a jail cell? The distinction you're missing here between Assange and an actual criminal (in the eyes of a fair citizen) is intent. The average citizen does not want laws that punish people working in the public interest