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Use a Honeypot, Go to Prison?
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-04-16

SAN FRANCISCO--Using a honeypot to detect and surveil computer intruders might put you on the working end of federal wiretapping beef, or even get you sued by the next hacker that sticks his nose in the trap, a Justice Department attorney warned Wednesday.

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Use a Honeypot, Go to Prison? 2003-04-17
Simon Edwards
This is a non-story, don't you think? Someone claims there may be a legal problem, and maybe it is an interesting academic discussion (10 minutes max, prefereably down the pub), but I don't believe that there will ever be a case that makes it to prosecution where someone cracks a system, fails to se...

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