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Re:Teenager facing prison for downloading unsecured files fr... by harryh on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:00AM (#16857825)
Those that move from one country to another are responsible for learning the laws and customs of the place they are moving to.
Re:Teenager facing prison for downloading unsecured files fr... by c22 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:13AM (#16857926)
No doubt. I still would consider the implementors of said contrived-example-website to be far more liable than our hypothetical confused batch downloading Norwegian friend. Just like I don't yell at my toddler when she knocks over the glass of water I left on the floor.
Re:Teenager facing prison for downloading unsecured files fr... by harryh on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:05AM (#16858386)
I agree that the Canadian government has been negligent in the situation under discussion. It's not an either or situation though. Both can be guilty at once.