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Title: Helpful chart explains the difference between "good" hacking and "bad"
Post by: Clive on July 06, 2011, 18:05

http://io9.com/5818300/helpful-chart-explains-the-difference-between-good-hacking-and-bad-hacking

Title: Re: Helpful chart explains the difference between "good" hacking and "bad"
Post by: sam on July 06, 2011, 20:25

Interesting

Title: Re: Helpful chart explains the difference between "good" hacking and "bad"
Post by: Simon on July 06, 2011, 21:24

I'm not sure there's such a thing as 'good' hacking.  OK, so I understand that some are making the point that the 'victim' website's security isn't up to much, but it's akin to ransacking someone's house, because they left the bathroom window open, rather than just leaving a polite note through the letterbox.

Title: Re: Helpful chart explains the difference between "good" hacking and "bad"
Post by: sam on July 06, 2011, 22:38

Oh but breaking in and proving you got in is different than ransacking really. It's proving you aren't up to it and this is how

Title: Re: Helpful chart explains the difference between "good" hacking and "bad"
Post by: Simon on July 06, 2011, 22:47

True.