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While I know this is a little pedantic, I'm pretty sure the analogy falls down a bit -- denial of service attacks are often illegal (for instance, in the US it'
by chipotle_coyote 13y ago
While I know this is a little pedantic, I'm pretty sure the analogy falls down a bit -- denial of service attacks are often illegal (for instance, in the US it's possible for them to be prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act or even under trespassing or contract laws). Even without the blackmail attempt this could still be considered a criminal act.
- bertil 13y agoSo are open carry in most countries. You don’t come off as pedantic, just US-centric.
- mpyne 13y agoThe US is far from the only country to make DDoS a crime or tort in various situations.
- bertil 13y agoOf course not, and that was not my point. The original comment said that because DDoS could be illegal, is was different from openly carrying a fire-arm; that assumes that openly carrying a firearm isn’t illegal. It often is, outside of the US -- hence my response. I would have appreciated you didn’t downvote me before you understood that.
- mpyne 13y agoFair enough, but the comment you had replied to had assumed quite reasonably that DDoS is a criminal act, and I can only assume your response quibbling about that was $SOMETHING-centric. Apologies for the downvote but that impression changed my interpretation of your later comment.