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Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by marshray on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @02:35AM (#5065834)
Is there any evidence that MIT's 'policies' were anything other than made up on the spot?

As far as I can tell it looks like "OMG! The attacker has changed his MAC address! We don't know how to stop him! He's stealing all the priceless research papers...call the DHS cyber-espionage defense unit for help! the packets are coming from INSIDE THE WIRING CLOSET!!"

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Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by danielweber on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @10:57AM (#5067328)
"Let's stop the guy who keeps on breaking into our network" is not "made up on the spot."

MIT gives you wide power on the Internet. You aren't firewalled at all. I'm not even sure if they filter port 25.

But you also have the responsibility that comes with that power. The fact that they don't wrap you in bubble-wrap doesn't mean you can't hurt yourself or others.

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Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by marshray on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @04:19PM (#5069104)
> MIT gives you wide power on the Internet. You aren't firewalled at all.

So since Swartz was considered a guest on the MIT campus, he could hardly have been "breaking in" to this wide-open non-firewalled network.

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