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I stand by the phrase "Hacking Is Not A Crime". It's what you do with the data once you have access to it. If you do nothing, it shouldn't be a crime, the crim
by drannex 3y ago
I stand by the phrase "Hacking Is Not A Crime".
It's what you do with the data once you have access to it. If you do nothing, it shouldn't be a crime, the crime should be the, presumably, nefarious usage if used.
- itishappy 3y agoI would not recommend trying that defense in a courtroom.
- drannex 3y agoIt has been tried, and been successful in many cases (on mobile, so not linking at this time). A proper example is in respect to right to repair laws and court cases. This is one of the primary arguments in the ability to hack your own devices, and others in the cases of grey/white hat hacking defenses.
- sterlind 3y agoYou can do a lot of damage by simply accessing data: blackmail, state or industrial espionage, insider trading, HIPPA violations, obtaining signing keys or passwords for lateral movement, etc. All those require additional intent, to be fair, but it's hard to prove intent and much easier to prove access. And there are very few legitimate reasons to access someone else's private data, and many nefarious ones.
- drannex 3y agoYou missed the second part, which is that the use of the data is the crime, not the access to it.
- User3456335 3y agoAre you hereby giving people permission to hack your devices as long as they only use it to do good?
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