YASAFP

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Yet Another Student Arrested For Probing

No particular comment, except that we have to find a better way to deal with this 
type of thing: getting all too common.  Kid's probably not lily-white, but is a 
felony charge the appropriate response?

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=732745
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/oct/25/1025_shendata/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/28/student_charged/

(Got this from SANS Newsbites.  Stephen Northcutt's commentary noted, "I don't 
suppose arresting the person that designed the system is in the cards?")

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