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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? 2003-04-19
Honeypots are for losers anyhow
This is much like the idea of using the DMCA to "protect" exploits and rootkits. I'd like to see the hacker who is willing to announce to everyone that he was caught by a honeypot. Not only will his friends laugh at him, but so will work, family, school and society.

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