Re:Tampa teen accused of being ‘mastermind’ behind Twitter hack
by tgsovlerkhgsel on Saturday August 01, 2020 @07:23AM
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> There is no duty to avoid being the victim of a crime.
In Germany (and likely also other jurisdictions), if your car gets stolen because you left the door open and the keys in the ignition, you will be held liable for it to some extent: As the owner of a dangerous machine, you're responsible to reasonably secure it even against illegal acts. [1]
I don't see why this would be different if your machine is a lot bigger, and as a result arguably a lot more dangerous than a single car (imagine tweets trying to trigger violent mobs).
In Germany (and likely also other jurisdictions), if your car gets stolen because you left the door open and the keys in the ignition, you will be held liable for it to some extent: As the owner of a dangerous machine, you're responsible to reasonably secure it even against illegal acts. [1]
I don't see why this would be different if your machine is a lot bigger, and as a result arguably a lot more dangerous than a single car (imagine tweets trying to trigger violent mobs).
[1] https://dejure.org/gesetze/StVG/7.html subsection 3