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If you mean "exploiting" loopholes, then they are lawful and usually working as intended. I never considered my CPA a criminal hacker; I'm sure he'll be amused.
by jason-phillips 4y ago
If you mean "exploiting" loopholes, then they are lawful and usually working as intended. I never considered my CPA a criminal hacker; I'm sure he'll be amused.
If you simply mean "not paying your taxes" then this is a crime that is frequently prosecuted and is not particularly clever or a hack.
You appear to be conflating the two for some reason.
If you mean, "unauthorized access of a computer system", then yes, that is unlawful and would possibly be one reason why some people are prosecuted and sent to jail.
Nit:
>> For example, there’s a corporate tax trick called the “Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich.”
This has not been a thing since 2020.
- amelius 4y ago> You appear to be conflating the two for some reason. No, I'm just abstractly (like TFA) considering hacking to be an activity where a system (code or financial law) is brought outside of its intended use. > "exploiting" loopholes Anyway, why aren't there bounties for finding loopholes and why aren't they fixed as soon as possible?
- jason-phillips 4y agoBecause the loopholes are a feature. Working as intended in the vast majority of instances.
- palata 4y agoYou seem to consider that the law is defined by the system being hacked. It is not: the law is the law. The code of a website is not the law. It is legal to hack a system if it does not break the law (I can use a fork as a screwdriver if I want to), but it is illegal if it breaks the law (I can use the fork as a weapon and break the law). A loophole is legal. It may feel like it should not be, because it allows to work around the law. But it is legal.