French journalist "hacks" govt by inputting correct URL, later fined $4,000+

Re: French journalist "hacks" govt by inputting correct URL,... by chrismcb on Sunday February 09, 2014 @08:22PM (#7208497)

And how would a "reasonable person" decide that? That is kind of like say "if there is a lock on the door, you should know that it was meant to be locked. Yeah 7/11, open 24 hours, has a lock on the door.

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Re: French journalist "hacks" govt by inputting correct URL,... by ivanca on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:36PM (#7209154)

We don't even have to make analogies; if it is protected information a "reasonable person" expects some kind of _obligatory_ login authentication, not an optional one.

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