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If he used a known vulnerability to break into github, then he didn't break in, he walked in. Admittedly he did then do the online equivalent of pissing on the

• JangoSteve 15y ago
  It's more of a legal grey area I think. If I climb through an unlocked window of a company to enter a restricted area for which I don't have access, and then write (or piss) on the wall, I think it still counts as breaking and entering. Or trespassing and vandalism at least. I don't think I'm going to take this analogy any further though; things get dangerous when you base an argument entirely on analogy.
  • ktizo 15y ago
    I wonder what the Young's modulus of an analogy is ;)
  • Drbble 15y ago
    It's obviously not "breaking". In fact "breaking" is the difference between burglary and theft, and theft insurance is way more expensive than burglary insurance (which I experienced today reading an insurance offer) , because theft is nearly impossible to prove and usually due to the victim's negligence.
    • JangoSteve 15y ago
      In the legal sense, you don't need to literally break something for it to be breaking in entering. From the legal-dictionary [1]: breaking and entering v., n. entering a residence or other enclosed property through the slightest amount of force (even pushing open a door), without authorization. If there is intent to commit a crime, this is burglary. If there is no such intent, the breaking and entering alone is probably at least illegal trespass, which is a misdemeanor crime. [1] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/breaking+and+entering http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/breaking+and+e...
      • Drbble 15y ago
        Ah, sorry. Insurance underwriter takes a different view than criminal law, I guess.