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> Hall says examining and then killing the malicious code was a kind of justified trespass, much like removing a child from an overheating car. The difference
by drivingmenuts 12y ago
> Hall says examining and then killing the malicious code was a kind of justified trespass, much like removing a child from an overheating car.
The difference being: no one was in immediate danger of dying. The two situations are not equivalent at all and I cannot figure out any way to make them so.
- rbcgerard 12y agoMaybe that analogy is not perfect, perhaps one that is more property damage related would be more apt? "It's like breaking into an upstairs apartment to turn off the water that is flooding your apartment below" Are you allowed to do that? Probably not?
- bostonpete 12y agoThe problem is that you could come up with all sorts of analogies of justifiable/unjustifiable trespassing to justify your argument. What about breaking into an upstairs apartment because they left their TV on too loud? The owner of the "apartment" (WinZip in this case) probably would have taken action without the need for any "trespassing" if he'd just alerted them.