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Started by Q. G. Pennyworth, July 02, 2013, 05:09:01 PM

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Q. G. Pennyworth

July 02, 2013, 05:09:01 PM
https://www.eff.org/node/74804

Short version: shouldn't have been tried in NJ, unprotected pages can't be "unauthorized access" under the law, postcards are not losses,  :digtbk2:

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July 03, 2013, 06:51:34 AM
This is why I'm glad that NZ law specifies that access granted to part of a computer system grants access to other unprotected parts of that computer system, rather than leaving "authorised access" so vague as this. Doesn't stop them from trying to scream HAXZOR when a government intranet accidentally faces the public, but still...

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July 04, 2013, 06:11:44 PM
I'm looking forward to this guys release. Having been locked up unjustly, there's no certainty you wont be locked up for bullshit reasons again. I feel as though one of his main concerns will be actually making it count next time.
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