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Blaming the Good Samaritan
Houston Carr, 2008-09-26

In the early 90's, I attended an academic conference in Hawaii. At one presentation, a colleague from the University of California at Berkeley whom I'll refer to as "the supervisor," told a story of young hackers, who he referred to as the Urchins.

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On the other hand, if a student suspects that the private data of his and fellow students are not being protected in a responsible manner, he should just live with it?

This student may be a victim of the curse of too much knowledge. This student may have been better off in the state of ignorant bliss that most students and people live in, assuming that those in charge are taking proper actions and acting responsibly to protect their sensitive data.

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