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Be careful, in the USA that is still a violation of the CFAA and US courts have proven themselves to be technically incompetent time and time again. People have
by callalex 3y ago
Be careful, in the USA that is still a violation of the CFAA and US courts have proven themselves to be technically incompetent time and time again. People have been sent to prison under CFAA for using the “view source” button that’s available in every web browser.
- l33t7332273 3y agoWhich case did someone go to prison for viewing the page’s source?
- jetbalsa 3y agoI think they are talking about this case, it was thrown out. https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/15/missouri_html_hacking/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/15/missouri_html_hacking...
- fragmede 3y ago> Governor Parson's office maintained that Renaud had unlawfully hacked the school website: "The hacking of Missouri teachers' personally identifiable information was a clear violation of Section 569.095, RSMo, which the state takes seriously. The state did its part by investigating and presenting its findings to the Cole County Prosecutor, who has elected not to press charges, as is his prerogative." It wasn't thrown out by a judge. The governor still maintains that the reporter "hacked" and violated state law but the prosecutor's office declined to pursue the case.
- l33t7332273 3y agoMy understanding of the law is that a judge would throw out the case as well
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