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"He is also accused of using a proxy server to further avoid detection." Accused seems like an odd word to use here. In UK and US jurisdictions the fact that y
by jentulman 14y ago
"He is also accused of using a proxy server to further avoid detection."
Accused seems like an odd word to use here. In UK and US jurisdictions the fact that you used a proxy to commit a crime does not make any difference to the scale of the crime does it?
- rlt3 14y agoI would hope not, but I suppose it would be similar to using a police scanner while evading.
- mryan 14y agoIt might be similar to the difference between burglary and aggravated burglary - the method used to commit the crime has a bearing on how seriously it is punished. I imagine it could have some implications when discussing the level of pre-mediatation as well. For example, if you were doing the tech equivalent of a 'crime of passion', then having set up multiple layers of proxy servers will undo your 'spur of the moment' defense.
- meik 14y agoMaybe he wasn't authorized to access this proxy server. Or using a proxy to browse the web is considered illegal ? After all, in some countries it is forbidden to go in the street and wear a mask (France). Using a proxy can be considered the same :) Then, sometimes, journalists use terms they shouldn't. Maybe that wasn't a "real" proxy (according to the definition of a proxy), but a simple "bounce" (a hacked box/server somewhere), in which case it is illegal (for example he hacks a-company.com, installs a socks server and tunnels his traffic to this socks server.)