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Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate!
From: Ned Fleming <ned () kaw us>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:29:36 -0600
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:17:33 +0200, Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org> wrote:
A few days ago a story broke where someone hacked into a global warming research institute and stole all emails from the past 10 years, proving a conspiracy. - Is the action taken by the hacker legal, ethical, and/or moral? Was the action justifiable?
There was no "hacker"; this was an inside job. Somebody on the inside wanted to get the word outside.
- Do you believe the harm done as a result is justified for the good (disclosure) that came out of it?
Harm done? To whom? The reputations, such as they are, of the insiders? It certainly paints them in a new light. Suppose it slows down or stops the spending of billions (trillions?) of renminbi and rupees and shekels because it's not needed. A lot of good will have been done.
- Can this be treated as civil disobedience?
It won't be. Sooner or later the inside man will reveal himself, write a book, make lots of money, suffer the scorn of the AGW true believers, and have the last laugh. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Nov 26)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Alex Eckelberry (Nov 26)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Greg Slade (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Ned Fleming (Nov 26)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Larry Seltzer (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Martin Tomasek (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Martin Tomasek (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! Ned Fleming (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! RandallM (Nov 26)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! RandallM (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! RandallM (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! David Lodge (Nov 27)
- Re: Was the ClimateGate Hacker Justified? Join the Debate! RandallM (Nov 28)