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Re:LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files afte... by dr_kiszonka on Saturday November 11, 2023 @04:48PM (#38234899)
I am curious if it is legal in the US:

1) to view these data (nothing nefarious, just to see what they look like)?

2) to use these data for business?

Edit: I have no interest in using such data. I am asking to educate myself about legal ramifications that pertain to such leaks in general.

Re:LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files afte... by bertil on Saturday November 11, 2023 @04:57PM (#38234981)
Presumably no privacy issues.

That data is copyrighted, so Boeing could go after you for that, using anti-movie-piracy laws that are quite draconian in the US: copying itself is bad but hard to prove; making it available is definitely worse.

Trade secret tends to extend more broadly, including soliciting, and corporate espionage carries real penalty including conspiracy, so I would avoid it.

Where I’m less clear is if that data would be protected under anti-terrorism laws: now that I’ve been thinking about it, such documents could help someone plan a terrorist attack by, say, planning a watering hole or supply-chain attack. In that case, the law gets far more open-minded for the prosecution, letting them try anything to prove their case, and the consequences go as far as extra-territorial non-US-jurisdiction legal nightmares. I’d stay away from it, but IANAL.