RE: [fw-wiz] Re: Ethics, morality and the industry

From: Eugene Kuznetsov (eugene_at_datapower.com)
Date: 10/29/04

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    To: "'Paul Foster'" <Paul.Foster@dmtsystems.net>, <firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:21:41 -0400

    > > To my mind the issue is that he's still *profiting* from
    > > his crimes. That doesn't do justice to the victims, nor does it send
    > > the right message IMO. Crime should not pay.
    >
    > How so? He talks about how he would exploit security
    > systems, and this is his area of expertise. The guy spent many
    > enjoyable years in jail (on his knees?) which does not sound
    > like 'crime pays' to me.

    Well, imagine if it was some other kind of crime, say murder-for-hire.
    Presumably having murderers earn speaking fees (even after serving their
    sentence) would be frowned upon? Even if they were profiting from knowledge
    of how to assassinate people, seems wrong.

    Of course, if it was a non-profit activity, say part of community service or
    just good will, that changes things somewhat.

    Maybe it's time for this thread to die, though.

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