Re:UK Government scans all web servers hosted in the UK for ...
by pessimizer on Friday November 04, 2022 @03:04PM
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> I think it's illegal under the Computer Fraud and Abuse act.
Things that are illegal for individuals to do aren't necessarily illegal for governments to do. This is a reason why the government should be vigorously doing this, rather than leaving it to private citizens, who risk being charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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> Also, what should the government do when it finds something?
It should contact the site operator.
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> What if the site operators are unresponsive or cannot be contacted?
I would imagine that in the case that site operators couldn't be contacted, they wouldn't be contacted.
Things that are illegal for individuals to do aren't necessarily illegal for governments to do. This is a reason why the government should be vigorously doing this, rather than leaving it to private citizens, who risk being charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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> Also, what should the government do when it finds something?
It should contact the site operator.
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> What if the site operators are unresponsive or cannot be contacted?
I would imagine that in the case that site operators couldn't be contacted, they wouldn't be contacted.