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Yes, he did something stupid. It's not clear that he did anything wrong, but he should have known (and maybe did) that this was a really bad move on his part. I
by michaelochurch 13y ago
Yes, he did something stupid. It's not clear that he did anything wrong, but he should have known (and maybe did) that this was a really bad move on his part. It's not worth it to take work code out of its place, especially not in finance where this will be prosecuted.
Unfortunately, engineers fail to account for the fact that image and credibility matter far more than substance. This is a case of a man who really had no intention to do anything wrong, but almost certainly did break the law in a pattern that's a notorious bugbear in finance.
- uxp 13y agoDid he break the law, specifically the espionage act? I could see theft of property, possibly, but the furthest I could see it going is breaking an employment agreement, which is a contract between two private parties and doesn't bring criminal charges for violations.
- aa0 13y agoIt depends how much capital the entity you steal from has. In the case of Goldman..well you don't want to fuck with the Gold Man...he's got quite a hammer.
- walshemj 13y agoYes banks tend to be considered CNI (critical national infrastructure) the The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (as amended 1994 and 1996) seem to indicate that financial institutions are protected computers "intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access" which this guy did.
- melling 13y agoHow do you know that he did not intend to do anything wrong? I certainly don't his intentions.