Re: [Full-Disclosure] MS Blaster author / morning_wood misinformed

From: Hoho (hoho_at_tacomeat.net)
Date: 08/30/03

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    To: darren@hushmail.com
    Date: 30 Aug 2003 13:26:17 -0400
    
    

    Whenever someone makes the analogy about breaking into someone's
    computer and breaking into someone's house, I always must suggest
    otherwise.

    Say I live across the street from you, and am out on my lawn talking to
    you while you're on your lawn, yelling across the street. And let's say
    that through this conversation, I get you to "accidentaly" yell your
    social security number at me. (this is also assumeing I don't do
    anything with your SS number)

    Who's fault is this?

    I'm not saying that my analogy works better than yours, i'm just saying
    that there exists no perfect analogy between the electronic and physical
    world, and that applying conventional property laws to the internet ( or
    "intellectual property") is a bad idea.

    So could we all stop trying to force our instinctive reactions about
    cyber-ethics on everyone else, and actualy think for a little while
    about what really is acceptable and inacceptable? Could we finally stop
    treating these definitly non-physical-world problems as such, and stop
    applying laws and ethics intended for physical property on issues that
    certainly have no connection to physical property?

    This is a dificult topic. I certainly don't have the answers. But let's
    think about this first, not argue our first reactions.

    On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 09:37, darren@hushmail.com wrote:
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    > Hi Donald,
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    > Interesting (child-like) thoughts,

    Interesting, to me it seems most child like to me to attempt apply
    concepts from a familiar world to an unfamiliar world, rather than
    trying to understand the unfamiliar world for what it is itself.

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