I see your point, and I thank you for the warning..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:21 PM Subject: RE: all records deleted from table > > > In general, you should probably avoid posting > > > information about specific vulnerabilities on > > > specific servers. Someday, someone may be held > > > liable for negligence for doing that sort of > > > thing - I think it's just a matter of time - and > > > you probably don't want to be that person. > > > > I agree, and normally don't do these sort of things, > > however there is a long history behind this story. > > And I feel that if websites like these HAVE been > > given ENOUGH warnings about these security holes > > and still DON'T take action, and by doing so put the > > personal data of 50.000 clients at stake including > > their credit card information, I believe they deserve > > to be mentioned. I don't think my mentioning their > > names can make responsible for negligence, maybe if > > I said go to page xxx and use the following code to > > hack their site, would be.... > > That's the problem with the law - you just can't apply rationality to it. > I'm not a lawyer, for what that's worth, but in a civil suit, you're > responsible if a lawyer can convince a judge or jury that you're responsible > - there's certainly no clear standard, no case law, etc. They may well > deserve to be mentioned, in some moral sense, but the law isn't about > morals, either. Of course, if you feel strongly enough about it, you may > still choose to stand by your beliefs. I just thought it was worth warning > you about the potential consequences (you might consider posting such things > anonymously, if you feel so inclined). > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
