COMPUTER HACKING FROM MPR?
Maybe I missed something, but when did it become acceptable for the media to break into a computer database of a political party?
What if the Republican Party of Minnesota decided to break into an MPR database? Is that okay, too?
I'd like the comments about this post to be specific to my question.
What if the Republican Party of Minnesota decided to break into an MPR database? Is that okay, too?
I'd like the comments about this post to be specific to my question.
1 Comments:
From my understanding, the database was not secure.... but you have a point.
If I left the door unlocked to my office and some unauthorized person came in and copied files of my computer, is it a crime?
If the front door to my house is unlocked, and someone walked in and watched what I was doing from inside of my house, would it be a crime?
However, you'd have to agree that it certainly was better for the MN GOP to find out before distributing the CDs to the general public. If it were me, I'd be taking the consulting company to task.
If it wasn't ready, and they had planned on implementing security why couldn't they have waited? Hmmm... the fact that the legislative session was about to start might not have influenced that at all. :) Also, it usually is easier to set it correctly the first time, rather than changing things afterwards, so I don't really buy that argument.
So, I don't think anyone should be pointing fingers here. Internet + information gathering = security and privacy issues. Heck look at the big corporations that struggle with these issues.
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