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Re:Governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found ... by qorrect on Thursday October 14, 2021 @04:20PM (#28869489)
> Accessing data that you are not authorized to view is still wrong.

So if a piece of paper flies in my face and has company secrets and I manage to look at, I'm at fault here ?

> I might forget to lock my front door one day, but that doesn't make it ok

Sorry but if you're not going to secure your belongings, then expect to be robbed.

Being 'ok' has nothing to do with it.

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Re:Governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found ... by bigiain on Thursday October 14, 2021 @06:11PM (#28870873)
> Sorry but if you're not going to secure your belongings, then expect to be robbed.

It’s not even “getting robbed” really. Nobody here deprived the owner of anything. It’s more like:

Sorry but if you're not going to secure your belongings, then expect to have people look at your stuff.

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