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> Based on advice I got from two independent lawyers that was definitely not legal advice: I haven’t done a crime. I will trust his lawyers are right _for Aust
by petesergeant 1y ago
> Based on advice I got from two independent lawyers that was definitely not legal advice: I haven’t done a crime.
I will trust his lawyers are right _for Australia only_ (although I have my doubts, and would love to see their reasoning), but in the UK this feels like a clear breach of the Computer Misuse Act[0], and I can't recommend enough that you don't do this.
0: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/section/1 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/section/1
- oytis 1y agoSame in Germany. Just accessing data you are not supposed to access is a crime, regardless of whether you used the data in any illegal ways.
- rybosome 1y agoEchoing this advice in the USA. Don’t fuck with this, the language in the laws is loose enough to prosecute almost anything security-related, even well-meaning efforts like this.