ACK! -- CONTINUED

[James Colannino]

I agree that it is just another form of breaking an entry.  Yes, you can 
leave the computer unharmed except for maybe a few harmless traces left 
behind as the hacker's signature, in this case, a simple defaced 
index.html that could easily be replaced.

But if you had a neighborhood kid that was always able to find a way 
inside your house, and he kept coming in behind your back and posting 
little notes that announced his presence, surely you would try and make 
sure it never happened again, including going to the police if necessary.

Now if someone ever did this to my computer, I would just go ah, you got 
me and leave it at that; I would simply take is as a learning 
experience.  I believe that this is what we should all do as it is 
nothing serious.  But, that doesn't make it right either, and the 
comparison with breaking an entry stands solid, in my humble opinion.

James

L. Adrian Griffis wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
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>>Quoting Kurt Kessler <kessler2k at yahoo.com>: 
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>>>Sorry, I dont agree with that. It is breaking and 
>>>entering. Sure its neat to explore and what not, but 
>>>this is not naive exploration. this is no different 
>>>that going into someones house, or place of business 
>>>without permission. Trespassing? maybe. But I can 
>>>press charges for trespassing... 
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>>To prosecute someone for trespass, you need to show that you either posted the 
>>property clearly with "no trespass" signs of some sort, and/or that you told 
>>the person to leave the property [..]
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>Actually breakig and entering make a good comparison.  A locked
>front door amounts to a statement of your intent not to have
>just anybody in your house.  You don't need to put a separate
>"No Trespassing" sign on your front door.  It doesn't matter that
>any 10 year old can probably be taugh to pick the lock on your
>front door.  Most people probably ought to consider more
>carefully just how inadequate such a lock typically is, and most
>people probably ought to learn that there are particular brands
>and models of such locks that are more secure;  But, none of that
>changes the fact that bypassing a locked door makes the offense
>more serious, because the fact that the door is locked is an
>indication of the owner's intent.
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>Adrian
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