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Are there really any countries that actually do this? I'd be curious to see examples of this happening.

• authorfly 2y ago
  Prison.
• pnut 2y ago
  Pretty sure they mean prison
• truegoric 2y ago
  I believe this might be an ironic comment, since free room and free food usually come with a prison sentence.
• master-lincoln 2y ago
  not happened yet afaik, but thinkable in Germany. See e.g. https://theworld.org/stories/2021/08/18/massive-security-flaw-exposed-germany-then-criminal-investigation https://theworld.org/stories/2021/08/18/massive-security-fla...
• hmottestad 2y ago
  In Norway, we had a case in 2018 of a minor finding a spreadsheet online with usernames and passwords for most teachers and students in the municipality's school platform. He had some missteps after trying to report the issue and not being taken seriously, ended up logging in with the credentials of the headmaster and sending a stupid message to everyone. The municipality involved the police, and the police "raided" his house and took some of his computers. Fairly big controversy in Norway. Bergen (the municipality) showed incredibly bad faith and the worst possible judgement. "Datatilsynet" (Norwegian Data Protection Authority) gave them a decent fine, and Bergen showed no humility, opted to dispute the fine as if the fact that a kid finding everyone's usernames and passwords was something that was a daily occurrence with no more significance than spilling coffee on one's shirt. https://www.nrk.no/vestland/datatilsynet-star-fast-pa-milliongebyr-_-historisk-bot-til-bergen-kommune-blir-staande-1.14479734 https://www.nrk.no/vestland/datatilsynet-star-fast-pa-millio...
  • whythre 2y ago
    Interesting that the penalty was a fine… seems like the Bergen officials responsible should have been demoted or fired for acting like petty tyrants.
• muffwiggler 2y ago
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