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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 2002-04-03
Andy Schmitt (kphrakNO@worldofschmittSPAM.ALLOWEDcom)
It's easy for an opponent of good Samaritans to give an emotionally charged metaphor like "someone breaks into your house, doesn't touch anything, and then tells you". That is completely non-constructive.

Would it help if you thought of it this way? You left your car in a deserted parking lot i...

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