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For a company that claims to be all about hacker culture (regardless of whether this was white/black/grey hat), I am surprised that Facebook is pressing charges
by gavanwoolery 15y ago
For a company that claims to be all about hacker culture (regardless of whether this was white/black/grey hat), I am surprised that Facebook is pressing charges rather than offering to hire this guy.
- sneak 15y agoIt is not Facebook that decides whether or not a criminal offense is prosecuted, but the DA. The victim actually has no say in the matter.
- JackC 15y agoIt might be more accurate to say that the DA has the final say, but the victim often influences the DA's decision. This is particularly true with a victim like Facebook -- remember that the DA often holds an elected position.
- TomAnthony 15y agoNot in this instance, as the court case wasn't in the US, but in London. In the UK the Crown Prosecution Service decides whether to prosecute, and that involves 'any views expressed by the victim' [1]. If the victim has withdrawn their complaint, then the CPS will decide whether prosecuting is in 'the public interest'. 1) http://www.cps.gov.uk/victims_witnesses/reporting_a_crime/decision_to_charge.html http://www.cps.gov.uk/victims_witnesses/reporting_a_crime/de...
- gavanwoolery 15y agoEven if it were in the hands of the DA, Facebook is the one who reported it...they could simply choose not to report it.