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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 2002-04-01
Steve
The responsible netizen can try to get the contact information of someone who can close that hole, and let them know about it. If they ignore that, the responsible netizen can then inform securityfocus.com, the BBB, or other relevant organization, and if the company is STILL not closing the securit...

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