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On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Shawn Merdinger <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/academic-cyberbully-sentenced-to-jail-in-dead-sea-scrolls-case/28269 >> >> "The Dead Sea Scrolls cyberbully is being sent to jail. A judge in New >> York State’s main trial court sentenced Raphael Golb, a lawyer, to six >> months in prison for using false online identities to harass and >> discredit academics in a debate over the origin of the Dead Sea >> Scrolls, the Associated Press reported." > Wires look crossed here: Using someone else's SSN is not identify > theft. But using someone else's name is. Keep in mind SSNs are unique, > names are not. > In this case, I assume the problem was a lack of a clear identity to attribute attacks to. The law has a long history of penalizing illegal behavior more when you visibly attempt to avoid consequences. > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
