Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction

Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-10-14

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles will ask a court to set aside the conviction of a man who served 16 months in federal prison for blowing the whistle on an ex-employer's cybersecurity holes, officials said Tuesday.

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The government does not admit error lightly 2003-10-15
Anonymous (1 replies)

They dont have to admit error at all, there is no law that forces them to, even if wrong. Who wants to put in writing for all to see that you screwed up in such a major way? It is clear from the filing that they prosecuted

for revealing the vulnerability, they specifically said that they were wro...

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The government does not admit error lightly 2003-10-16
Anonymous

I smell civil suit, go get them!...

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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction 2003-10-16
Ben (2 replies)

This is big. With all of the full-disclosure discussions going on, the government saying that just saying that there is a flaw isn't illegal is HUGE.

Everyone on those mailing lists and the security researchers should thank McDanel....

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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction 2003-10-16
Anonymous1

Egregious enough to sue for lost wages ?...

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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction 2003-10-17
Anonymous

According to an latimes article, he was not allowed to work (partly due to dirty tricks) for 3 years. Maybe he will eventually get a job again :/

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-squirrel16oct16,1,1837317.story?coll=la-home-todays-times

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