Re:Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking
by etvmueller on Thursday April 25, 2013 @09:33PM
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Would the charge be burglary for unauthorized access, or burglary if information was stolen after unauthorized access, and otherwise breaking and entering or just entering? To that, yes. If the information that was stolen was then used to commit other crimes, then other charges should follow as appropriate.
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Re:Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking
by anigbrowl on Thursday April 25, 2013 @10:37PM
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The former. burglary (in some places criminal trespass) is entry to premises with the intent of committing a crime [1]. Anyway we're on the same page, insofar as you're OK with extending existing law to cover virtual intrusions. See my other comment upthread, though.
1. The exact definition varies by state - in some places only residences can be burgled (but you can have criminal trespass on commercial premises) and now that I think of it burglary is usually defined as taking place during the night, whereas in the daytime the same crime would be breaking & entering, and so on.