4 ms·
In what country? I suspect that given the intentions it would be a breach of the U.K. computer misuse act for example. Holding the perpetrator to the law is ano
by chgs 3y ago
In what country? I suspect that given the intentions it would be a breach of the U.K. computer misuse act for example. Holding the perpetrator to the law is another matter of course.
- iforgotpassword 3y ago> given the intentions Exactly. If I just nilly willy connect to your server, try a password and it works and I immediately disconnect, will that get me in trouble in the UK? That would be worrying.
- chx 3y ago1. mens rea probably applies 2. But if you make a stab at shoplifting and you are successful and give back the item, did you break the law? I am not a lawyer I am just asking.
- KomoD 3y ago> But if you make a stab at shoplifting and you are successful and give back the item, did you break the law? Well, yeah?
- wizzwizz4 3y agoThe Theft Act 1968 defines theft as dishonest appropriation of “property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it” (and then waxes lyrical about what, exactly, that means: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/crossheading/definition-of-theft https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/crossheading/de...). Just going by that law, I would say "it depends".
- chgs 3y agoTechnically yes. You were trying to get unauthorised access to a server But the law is never black and white. Programmers think the law is some code to run. It’s not.