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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 2002-03-29
In Response to the Anonymous Above
If Lamo and others want a little PR by finding old vulns in Fortune 500 organizations than so be it. But I find it amusing that, "Lamo has made it clear that his personal code of conduct keeps him legitimate and free from prosecution". What kind of code keeps you free from prosecution? The Lamo c...

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