Re:FBI raids dental software researcher who discovered patie...
by mcherm on Friday May 27, 2016 @12:47PM
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> The FBI is going to have a hell of a time arguing that accessing a public FTP server with no password protection is a crime.
Why? Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer was prosecuted AND CONVICTED for accessing a public HTTP server with no password protection. They apparently didn't have any trouble pursuing that with a straight face. The conviction was overturned because they had prosecuted him in the wrong state.
Why? Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer was prosecuted AND CONVICTED for accessing a public HTTP server with no password protection. They apparently didn't have any trouble pursuing that with a straight face. The conviction was overturned because they had prosecuted him in the wrong state.