Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password
by Quekid5 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:31PM
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You said "... but morality is ..." and just agreed with me, I think?
Ultimately, I think it's a case-by-case on this type of thing.
Btw, I find it very interesting that e.g. most EU courts will consider "tampered-with" evidence, but obviously take into account that it may have been tampered with and so accord it much less weight than "pristine" evidence. Whereas US courts will[0] absolutely throw out anything that's shown to be even mildly "tampered-with". I don't know what the right answer is, but it's an interesting question to ponder.
[0] Maybe this is wrong; I'm not a US-ian, so I may not have perfect insight into the court system :|.
Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password
by Quekid5 on Friday October 11, 2019 @08:03PM
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Noice :). I apologize for the somewhat aggressive/sarcastic tone at the start of my reply. Reading it back, it sounded so much "more" (in every way) than I intended.
Ultimately, I think it's a case-by-case on this type of thing.
Btw, I find it very interesting that e.g. most EU courts will consider "tampered-with" evidence, but obviously take into account that it may have been tampered with and so accord it much less weight than "pristine" evidence. Whereas US courts will[0] absolutely throw out anything that's shown to be even mildly "tampered-with". I don't know what the right answer is, but it's an interesting question to ponder.
[0] Maybe this is wrong; I'm not a US-ian, so I may not have perfect insight into the court system :|.