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Story: Tsunami 'hacker' conviction worries experts

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How is it that a free thinking society cannot voice their dissatisfaction constructively and effectively? I don't understand and I wish someone would explain it to my as if I'm a three year old.

This seems to be a perfect case to illustrate the point. Any security professional's blood should run cold at the mention of this verdict.

As such, I would expect more than simple grumbling or mild concern. Something more vocal and attention getting should be possible. Perhaps a one-day sick out of all security professionals in the area or nation. This would be much more effective in forcing a reconsideration of the verdict. The basic message is
"You need us to do what we do. Dan did this simply to pretect himself and his contributions and you need to be very thoughful in condemning him for doing his job. If you mean to proceed, consider this a taste of what's to come."

Seriously, I'm not sure how I could perform my duties as a security professional if it suddently became unlawful to test security in a very passive manner. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but he didn't seem to employ any brute-force attacts or elegant procedures to check security at this site.

You've got to consider a more active stance or this will be only the first of many ridiculous rulings. Does anyone have a response or opposing view on this.

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