Story: Tsunami 'hacker' is innocent, say readers
What happens if someone put that URL up as a link on a web page? Is everyone who clicks on it a criminal?
He lied to the police - do him for wasting police time. But if the webserver was configured to give a response to his (valid) request, and he DID NO HARM, then that's their problem.
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Story: Tsunami 'hacker' is innocent, say readers
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What happens if someone put that URL up as a link... Anonymous -
I often alter URLs to try to navigate badly design... Anonymous -
So how do you check if a website is genuine o... Alan -
The situation has arisen due to the wordings of th... Praveen Dalal -
It is unclear to me and, no doubt, most other... Noh W Jose -
Having read this, it is even more Bolleux than I t... Steve B -
How ludicrous that an act as simple as trying... Anonymous -
If, as reported he tried the ol' /../../... Richard Pettigrew -
does that mean people think i can test their house... danny carr -
Was this hacking or just 'acking? If you go for a... Writtroam -
The ruling is unfair and I will go with the majori... Vinod Patel -
Posting a website is an invitation to enter. It i... Anonymous -
I not a security speaclist, or judge. However you... Anonymous -
This is like a house breaker accidentally set... Fujikid

