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Weev was put in prison for wayyyy less than what the FBI did.
by Igglyboo 12y ago
Weev was put in prison for wayyyy less than what the FBI did.
- eli 12y agoAnd the judge who released him from prison expressed skepticism about that. Regardless, two wrongs...
- wcummings 12y agoYes, but that's not why he was released. Those charges are still untested, he was let off the hook due to the venue.
- meowface 12y agoI don't think Weev should have been tried criminally at all, but I kind of disagree with this purely from a technical standpoint. The FBI discovered a flaw that let them see the IP address of a web server. Weev discovered a flaw that let him see private information of AT&T customers. Customer information is generally considered much more sensitive than an IP address.
- totony 12y agoPrivacy is relative. In Weev's case, AT&T considered the information of its users to be sensible, private information, while, in SR's care, the IP address is a very sensible and private information, considering that tor was used to hide it.