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Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-04-26

Security researchers and legal experts have voiced concern this week over the prosecution of an information-technology professional for computer intrusion after he allegedly breached a university's online application system while researching a flaw without the school's permission.

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Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders 2006-05-11
Dr MindHacker
The security professional is BS. The fact is, if a company does not specifically hire you to find any flaws / vulnerabilities then you are poking around without permission and deserve what you get.

A store, like a web page is open to public. If I walked into a store and started playing around...

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