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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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Honeypot vs. poor security configuration 2003-04-21
Tone
The arguments for the hacker in regards to honeypots are just plain silly. When comparing a honeypot to a naive admin's control of a non-honeypot, exposed system there is little difference, especially if the machine is for test or in the state of being utilized for its intended purpose. If the sys...

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