, 2004-02-09
Did Republican staffers commit a crime by clicking on the "My Network Places" icon to access Democratic memos?
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The first fallout from Cybergate
2004-02-10
Roger (1 replies)
Roger (1 replies)
This is analogous to the Dem. staffers moving out of an office and turning over the office and its contents to the Rep. staffers. However, they continue to keep their memos in an unlocked drawer in the desk.
All the Rep. staffers did is open the UNLOCKED drawer in their desk and read the memos. A bit sneaky... ok. Not criminal. Not 'breaking in'. NOT unauthorized access.
This is not a computer security issue, or a criminal issue, it's a stupidity issue. If they leave their memos in an unlocked drawer in a desk they no longer own, it's their own stupid fault.
Kevin
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