On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:16:19 EST, Benjamin Kreuter said: > >> Really, calling it "breaking in" is a stretch. You connected a >> computer to a publicly accessible computer network, where anyone can >> send anything to your computer. If hacking such a system is "breaking >> in," you might as well claim that shouting across your neighbor's yard >> is "breaking in." > > Bad analogy. Closer would be if you have a house that's got a driveway on a > public street, and you claim it's not breaking and entering if you walk up the > driveway, try the doorknob, find it unlocked, and let yourself in without the > permission of the residents. Saying that "anybody could walk up and let > themselves in the door" doesn't make it legal. Is it a house, or is it a public store like Walmart or Home Depot?
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