4 ms·
If someone steals something from you, the law doesn't allow you to break into their house in an attempt to try to steal it back.
by lamontcg 3y ago
If someone steals something from you, the law doesn't allow you to break into their house in an attempt to try to steal it back.
- captainzidgel 3y agoNotably as well, this is more equivalent to a former housemate taking something of yours as they leave, instead of a burglary. The phrase "hacking back" in the title implied to me that an outsider hacked their servers. Not that hacking back would be ethical either way, but I felt misled.
- ls612 3y agoAnd in both cases, unless you are much better connected than the other person, the person doing the taking will de facto come out on top, by design.
- JohnFen 3y agoIndeed. It sounds like he got a just result for his actions.
- duskwuff 3y agoEspecially when: 1) The "revenge" crime involves intruding upon accounts maintained by third parties -- in this case, cell carriers, Google, and Dropbox. 2) The theft of IP was suspected, not proven, and accessing those accounts would, at best, only confirm that it had occurred.