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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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Your headline is misleading 2000-12-20
Giezr
The law states that if your door is open someone sits in your house and watches TV as long as you cannot prove damages. Then you don't have them on anything but trespassing and invasion of privacy if you have a good lawyer.

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An elderly woman is asleep in bed. Her window is left op...

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