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> that shouldn't change the legality and if the CFAA does so that's a bad thing. Is it really though? What harm may come from legislation preventing you from r
by rosndo 5y ago
> that shouldn't change the legality and if the CFAA does so that's a bad thing.
Is it really though? What harm may come from legislation preventing you from rifling through somebody’s phone that they left on a park bench?
I’m not saying CFAA isn’t problematic, but I’m very unconvinced that this is the problematic part.
- Dylan16807 5y agoA phone is a personal device and I'd like that to be treated differently in many ways. A public web server doesn't have such direct privacy issues. When it comes to records on a bench vs. a non-personal kindle on a bench, I think they should have equal and low protection. Abusing the data should face penalties, but not poking around.
- rosndo 5y agoWhy should you have any right to “poke around” a kindle you find on a park bench? Beyond any general rights you might have permitting you to take ownership of lost property, that is. I don’t see any obvious reason as to why this should be allowed, but it’s trivial to come up with a whole plethora of reasons for why you shouldn’t be allowed to poke around such devices.