Originally posted here by Egaladeist
Hi carenath,


Let me clarify for the thick-headed : IF YOU ENTER SOMEONE'S ELSE'S COMPUTER WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION YOU"RE A CRIMINAL...PERIOD!

This has nothing to do with media hype...it's about PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Let me ask you a question...is the computer you are " learning ' from yours or someone else's?



Actually the entire network I hack into belongs to me, and yes, I DO see your point. But please remember, originally, the internet and the systems attached were "fair game" because that was how it originally came about. Sure, MILNET was off limits, but originally the rest was open territory.

If you're using someone's else's computer WITHOUT their PERMISSION you're a criminal...it's no wonder hackers get bad media attention when you justify using SOMEONE ELSE's computer as if you have a right to it...

YOU DON'T!!!!

It's NOT YOUR COMPUTER!!!
Of course. I am not saying it is right, but per my previuos post the government tells us all the time how we may or maynot use our computers all the time. They are even trying to tell adults that they can no longer look at porn (if that is your thing), that you cannot allow children to learn about the human body (because they MIGHT find a porn site rather than a medical or health site) and that they can (and often time DO) read our mail or access our computers WITHOUT ever having to tell us when they are doing so. So, who is the criminal there?

Do you OWN these computers you're ' learning ' from? Are they YOURS? Or are they someone else's?

Eg
Please see my answer above (grin)

Carenath (archangel)