Port scans legal, judge says

Port scans legal, judge says
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2000-12-18

Federal court finds that scanning a network doesn't cause damage, or threaten public health and safety.

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Lame 2000-12-19
Anonymous (1 replies)

Lame (a reply by VC3) 2000-12-20
david.dunn (at) vc3 (dot) com [email concealed] (2 replies)

Extra Lame 2000-12-20
anonymous (1 replies)

Extra Lame (Another reply from VC3) 2000-12-21
david.dunn (at) vc3 (dot) com [email concealed]

Lame (a reply by VC3) 2000-12-21
Dazed and Confused (1 replies)

Lame (a reply by VC3) 2000-12-21
david.dunn (at) vc3 (dot) com [email concealed]

Get a grip 2000-12-19
Chip

Good for him. 2000-12-19

Your headline is misleading 2000-12-19
EJ (4 replies)

re: Your headline is misleading 2000-12-19
ThwartedEfforts (2 replies)

re: Your headline is misleading 2000-12-19
Sleeper (1 replies)

re: Your headline is misleading 2000-12-22
brm

re: Your headline is misleading 2000-12-20
Anonymouse (1 replies)

Re: re: Your headline is misleading 2006-07-27
Anonymous

Your headline is misleading 2000-12-19
merk_man (1 replies)

Your headline is misleading 2000-12-19
Ray L (4 replies)

Good guy getting blamed... 2000-12-19
anon-coward

Legality based on Assumtion 2000-12-19
Tiff

Your headline is misleading 2000-12-20
Giezr

Your headline is misleading 2000-12-22
brm

Your headline is misleading 2007-03-09
Sady.Org

Re: Your headline is misleading 2007-03-09
Sady.Org

judges decision 2000-12-19
jeff_schmitz (at) enron (dot) net [email concealed]

So if some one knocks on my door... 2000-12-19
garak (at) fastvcd (dot) com [email concealed] (1 replies)

So if some one knocks on my door... 2000-12-20
Giezr

Yeah. Also if it takes you and 30 other people to get there you can sue for that too. You can also sue if them standing at your door they where in the way of other people getting in your door.

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Just don't do it. 2000-12-19
Anonymous Coward (1 replies)

Just don't do it. 2000-12-19
iNDiGO

Port Scan 2000-12-19
Bear

A hacker is not a hacker he's a security consultant if he works for you. 2000-12-20
merchant

Interesting 2000-12-20
mickey

American Justice System 2000-12-20
b00tl3g

VC3 is Full of Crap! 2000-12-20
JamesF, web developer

Things not mentioned in the article 2000-12-20
A Fly on the Wall

Ringing a Doorbell or Checking for an Open Window? 2000-12-20
apersonwhosees thisalot

VC3 2000-12-20
Matthew F. Caldwell, CISSP <mattc (at) guarded (dot) net [email concealed]>

Wrong 2000-12-20
William Black (1 replies)

Wrong 2000-12-20
aardwolfe (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed]

Scanning illegal? 2000-12-20
vcloud

Doing his job. 2000-12-20
Bob C

Mistakes 2000-12-21
djmad (1 replies)

Mistakes .... 2000-12-22
cert (at) fvsh (dot) de [email concealed]

Intent is really the issue 2000-12-21
Scott Craig <scraig@MIfortune500(fake).com>

Clarifications 2000-12-21
JAG (Just Another Geek)