I'd rather everyone sue everyone in civil suits than have the Feds criminalizing these activities and prosecuting everyone. You lock your home's doors at night, you don't leave your car keys in the ignition, you install personal firewalls and spam/spyware filters. Why are the first two "common sense" and the third one is such a reach?

And for our Canadian friend(s), recently passed legislation brings all electronic traffic passing through U.S. hubs under U.S. jurisdiction. Do a traceroute before you send that email. No, wait, don't - traceroutes might be declared a hacker tool and then you'll face a secret military tribunal as a cyber-terrorist.

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