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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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Blaming the Good Samaritan 2008-09-29
Anonymous
I completely agree with the law's stance on these illegal break ins, even with good intentions. Would we even be talking about this if someone tried to break into someone's house just to test their locks? Always ask first. It just makes sense. If you hack into a system, find a hole, and report i...

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