Each should be held accountable according to the laws that were violated. Which was a more egregious violation of trust is supposed to be reflected in the penalties. That doesn't seem to be the case in many laws these days.
Seems there is a prevalent feeling on Slashdot that if you leave yourself exposed, wittingly or unwittingly, then the folks who take advantage of that exposure should not be held accountable, should get the benefit of the doubt, or in some cases, even celebrated.
The principal at stake here is the social contract of Trust. We trust each other to not harm one another in everyday life. I trust the clerk at the gas station to not bash me in the head with a bat. He trusts me to not do the same. I trust that the people I invite into my house won't go through my stuff, that they will respect my privacy, and won't steal anything, etc.
People who violate this trust are called criminals, thieves, murderers, etc. Despite what the News says, this does not occur all that often. If it did then we'd be like Somalia. It's why we can function as a society.
Whatever the circumstances that led to this guy accessing, downloading, and keeping the information, he violated the general trust that we all have that others won't mess with our shit, even if we leave it exposed. He also violated the law, which says, in a nutshell, don't fuck with other people's shit.
If you want to use the unlocked door analogy, what did not do was leave a nice note for the owner saying, "hey, I found your door was unlocked". Instead, he went inside and took stuff, then put up posters all around the neighborhood telling people the door was unlocked, which door it was, and what stuff he took.
"You Work and Toil and Earn Bread, and I’ll Eat It"
-Lincoln
Funny how Government these days operates similar to slave holders. Any money you earn, there they are with their hand out demanding a cut. Presumably, because they "enabled" you to earn it. The Slave Holders housed the slaves, fed them, cared for them (valuable property, ya know) and in turn, benefited from their labor. Except for the fact that you can elect to pay these expenses yourself, the Feds are pretty much our Masters.
No mention either of contractual obligations to municipalities or business like large manufacturing plants, etc. Lawyers are salivating over this idea.
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How about those "new release" that are on the new release list for months and months?
A few good ones surrounded by tons of grade B movies with descriptions that start with "Not to be confused with the recent mega hit..."
And ironically, raising the minimum wage only makes it easier to justify automation based on costs alone.
Probably so.
As with everything else, Pick two.
When you press a pedal and don't get the expected results, it's most likely the wrong pedal.
Actually it is easy to do if you are wearing work boots. Thankfully it's the usually the opposite...pressing the brake didn't make the car go.
Internet providers should be classified as Utilities.
If they want to get in on content generation/distribution, create another company that pays and plays like all the rest.
Tornadoes seem to be MIA also.
Each should be held accountable according to the laws that were violated. Which was a more egregious violation of trust is supposed to be reflected in the penalties. That doesn't seem to be the case in many laws these days.
The good news is that laws can be changed.
Seems there is a prevalent feeling on Slashdot that if you leave yourself exposed, wittingly or unwittingly, then the folks who take advantage of that exposure should not be held accountable, should get the benefit of the doubt, or in some cases, even celebrated.
The principal at stake here is the social contract of Trust. We trust each other to not harm one another in everyday life. I trust the clerk at the gas station to not bash me in the head with a bat. He trusts me to not do the same. I trust that the people I invite into my house won't go through my stuff, that they will respect my privacy, and won't steal anything, etc.
People who violate this trust are called criminals, thieves, murderers, etc. Despite what the News says, this does not occur all that often. If it did then we'd be like Somalia. It's why we can function as a society.
Whatever the circumstances that led to this guy accessing, downloading, and keeping the information, he violated the general trust that we all have that others won't mess with our shit, even if we leave it exposed. He also violated the law, which says, in a nutshell, don't fuck with other people's shit.
If you want to use the unlocked door analogy, what did not do was leave a nice note for the owner saying, "hey, I found your door was unlocked". Instead, he went inside and took stuff, then put up posters all around the neighborhood telling people the door was unlocked, which door it was, and what stuff he took.
"You Work and Toil and Earn Bread, and I’ll Eat It"
-Lincoln
Funny how Government these days operates similar to slave holders. Any money you earn, there they are with their hand out demanding a cut. Presumably, because they "enabled" you to earn it. The Slave Holders housed the slaves, fed them, cared for them (valuable property, ya know) and in turn, benefited from their labor. Except for the fact that you can elect to pay these expenses yourself, the Feds are pretty much our Masters.
The Brady Zombies just won't die.
Gun violence and deaths have been trending down for decades while gun ownership has been going up.
Hyperbole just makes you look like a fool.
No one owns landmines legally and while many do have automatic firearms, they are highly regulated and owners go through extensive background checks.
I made $75 an hour just by calling a few people every day!
You can run your car on WATER using this revolutionary device!
My cousin completely paid off her mortgage using these three simple tricks.
I saved $1000 per month on my Health Insurance with ACA!
A scam is a scam is a scam.
Standard Obamacare Sockpupper response, "Your insurance was crap and you were too stupid to know it".
Sandy, of course, read cayenne8's policy and she is an expert in Insurance.
And there is no better way to convince people to support a government program than to call those who aren't in it a dolt.
I suspect the individual never even knew he was hiding his Assault Rifle Orientation.
No mention either of contractual obligations to municipalities or business like large manufacturing plants, etc. Lawyers are salivating over this idea.
Aliens.
Wasn't there an airliner in V'Ger?
The plane costs $270 million dollars. $100k is a rounding error.
Are you sure?
Rolls Royce does this with their engines. They get real time telemetry whenever the engine is running.
one of the most terrible sins on Wikipedia is to edit articles for pay, or otherwise violate the 'neutral point of view' policy,
I'm shocked, shocked to find that illicit editing is going on in here!
Anyone checked her Ox lately? I think it probably has some holes in it.
You must be talking about the Police. Really bad shots those guys are.
Meanwhile, properly trained individuals don't seem to have that problem.
There is, should the local authorities allow it. It's called a bodyguard