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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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Re: If it was anyone else, I would sympathize 2006-08-28
Anonymous
Yes, he may well be all you say, however, not everyone smells like a rose 24x7x365 (or 366) so apart from personality disorders, what is going to be the result?

A law, ala Murphy, I once saw on a web site said that often the solution to a problem would create an even bigger problem. Yep, I think ...

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