The Giant Wooden Horse Did It!

The Giant Wooden Horse Did It!
Mark Rasch, 2004-01-19

Introducing a new legal defense to computer crime charges -- one that's all the more frightening because it could be true.

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Equally Frightening? 2004-01-19
Andy

You say:

"The Trojan defense presents two equally frightening problems: the possibilities of acquitting the guilty, or convicting the innocent. "

With all due respect, I think most people believe that the greater injustice has been done in convicting the innocent, hence the legal principle "in...

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The Giant Wooden Horse Did It! 2004-01-19
Anonymous (1 replies)

Acquitting the guilty and convicting the innocent are not "equally frightening" errors....

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The Giant Wooden Horse Did It! 2004-01-20
WhiteHatker (1 replies)

Why not?...

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The Giant Wooden Horse Did It! 2004-01-21
Anonymous

it is far better that 10 criminals escape justice than 1 innocent victum convicted...

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The Giant Wooden Horse Did It! 2004-01-20
Anonymous (1 replies)

Ummmm, yes they are....

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False Acquittal vs. False Conviction 2004-01-20
Mark Rasch (1 replies)

Ok.. to the person falsely convicted (and to society in general) I think it is MUCH worse to have a false conviction, since that undermines confidence in ALL convictions. On a personal level, if the guy who hacks ME is aquitted because of a sham Trojan defense, thats a miscarriage of justice. If ...

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False Acquittal vs. False Conviction 2004-01-21
Anonymous

Better 100 guilty go free than a single innocent be punished. This is a basic tenet of United States judicial policy, and a cornerstone or our "innocent until proven guilty" philosophy.

"Kill them all and let the Gods fight over their souls" may look nice on a bumper-sticker or Tee shirt, but few...

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The Giant Wooden Horse Did It! 2004-01-21
Anonymous

Should we not be responsible for our actions?

Lets think about a similar situation that I feel could be the future for computer users. When we own a car, we have to have it inspected at least yearly. We are also responsible to make sure it is in working order, especially when it comes to safe...

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The Giant Wooden Horse Did It! 2004-01-21
Angus Md

Excellent point. I think their are holes in any info forensics case out there. If I were using P2P to get Music and the RIAA was knocking at my door, first thing I do is run out, get a wireless router, not change any defaults and blame someone else. And recently an artle on SF wrote about some la...

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