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Waterluvian
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IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school distric...
If I broke into your home tonight to play a prank on you and then handed you a white paper about how to better secure it, how would you feel?
NaturalPhallacy
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Breaking and entering vs. playing a harmless video at the end of the day in school.
False equivalence.
Waterluvian
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Unlawful access to a computer network is often a far more serious crime with stiffer penalties.
So perhaps you’re right that it is a false equivalence.
teddyh
on Oct 13, 2021
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Now you’re reverting to the “it’s against the rules” stance again.
GreenWatermelon
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except in the case of my home all my doors were unlocked. I would definitely appreciate a paper about how to secure my home, especially if the intruder took great care not to cause any damage or disturbance.
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