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Seems like those laws to need to be re-written. Intent matters and it doesn't seem like this "hacker" was trying to do any harm. Company got caught with their
by hypeatei 3y ago
Seems like those laws to need to be re-written. Intent matters and it doesn't seem like this "hacker" was trying to do any harm.
Company got caught with their pants down and want to punish this person for exposing that.
- quickthrower2 3y agoYeah it is a chilling effect that will make German systems less secure, and other countries who are immune from German prosecution are going to exploit that. This story alone makes me refuse to work in Germany as a developer let alone in security.
- WesolyKubeczek 3y agoHackers somewhere in Novosibirsk who look for ways to disrupt or exfiltrate data from some of the Germany's bigger IT systems, are likely very gleeful now. Look ma, they just leave their passwords in cleartext, and people are scared shitless to report it, lest they be sued! It's a pure gold mine!
- EasyMark 3y agoI agree, this conviction is really about challenging corporatism and making them look bad. They really want "the peasants" to know their place and not peep through the nobles' windows. The state will almost always side with those with the most money, unless lawyers somehow shine the light of public opinion on it, then they might have a chance. This is why you do stuff anonymously.