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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers
Richard Forno, 2002-03-28

The Good Samaritan defence, invoked by hackers like Adrian Lamo, can too easily be distorted by those with less altruistic intentions.

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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-03
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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-07
johnny
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-28
Anonymous (8 replies)
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-29
Rick Forno (1 replies)
It's really refreshing... 2002-04-17
Anonymous
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Jordan
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Anonymous
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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-17
Not-Anonymous
so next time i mistype an url... 2002-03-29
Anonymous (3 replies)
so next time i mistype an url... 2002-03-30
Anonymous (1 replies)
so next time i mistype an url... 2002-04-03
Anonymous
so next time i mistype an url... 2002-04-07
johnny
If you stumble across a security hole, don't report it -- you're incriminating yourself. 2002-04-17
Anonymous
Good Samaritan Guidelines 2002-03-29
Anonymous (1 replies)
Good Samaritan Guidelines 2002-04-09
ImNotAHacker@hotmail.com
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-29
In Response to the Anonymous Above
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-29
Anonymous (1 replies)
If a customer finds a security flaw through the user interface, rather than by any backdoor/cracker methods, do they fall under the same scenario? What if the "opened bank" is the bank that you use? You have a reason to be there and you notice the bank is insecure. Short of just changing banks, can the responsible netizen do anything?

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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-01
Steve (2 replies)
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Anonymous
You're opening yourself up to prosecution if you fess up. 2002-04-17
Anonymous
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-29
Steve
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-03-29
Me (1 replies)
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-01
Scott Runnels
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-01
William W. Bishop
The question is simple, but the answer may be complicated, and becoming more so. 2002-04-01
Anonymous
The first four letters of analogy. . . . 2002-04-01
Ira Wing (2 replies)
The first four letters of analogy. . . .whaaaat? 2002-04-04
Rick Forno (1 replies)
The first four letters of analogy. . . .whaaaat? 2002-04-17
Anonymous
The first four letters of analogy. . . . 2002-04-04
Andy Richmond (1 replies)
We're both right. 2002-04-13
Ira Wing
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-02
Anonymous
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-02
M A Nelms
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-02
Anonymous
Case Against 2002-04-02
Spade
The Mentality and Psychology behind the White Hat 2002-04-03
Alec (1 replies)
The Mentality and Psychology behind the White Hat 2002-04-04
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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-03
Andy Schmitt (kphrakNO@worldofschmittSPAM.ALLOWEDcom) (1 replies)
"...Good Samaritan Hackers" Bad English. 2002-04-05
Andy Richmond (1 replies)
right.. 2002-04-09
Anonymous
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Which law? 2002-04-04
80N
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-04
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous (1 replies)
NOT Accidental 2002-04-14
Anonymous
What about the "lurkers"? 2002-04-12
Bob Radvanovsky
Digital Vigilantism? 2002-04-12
Bob Radvanovsky
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