<![CDATA[Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️]]>Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️

Now it's all like oh no! the computer did an oopsie! no one is to blame, nothing can be done! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/19072242-6be7-4d8d-b9f3-c8535e7b9acc/thinking-about-how-for-years-teenagers-and-curious-nerds-were-prosecuted-and-thrown-in-jail-because-poking-at-a-web-site-was-a-clear-sign-of-being-a-cr1min4l-h4ck3rRSS for NodeSat, 24 Oct 2026 11:11:52 GMTSat, 26 Sep 2026 20:05:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:21:11 GMT]]>@lemay

"No way to prevent this hacking", says only industry where this regularly happens.

(apologies to the Onion)

@cstross

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/markotway/statuses/117341793277927780https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/markotway/statuses/117341793277927780Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:21:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:10:56 GMT]]>@lemay Aaron Schwartz was thrown in prison because he did what AI does on the daily

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/ketmorco/statuses/117340809259051320https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/ketmorco/statuses/117340809259051320Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:10:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:48:22 GMT]]>@lemay Yes, but the people who do all these things go to the same Jeffery Epstein parties

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116819078056944643/statuses/117340248636564191https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116819078056944643/statuses/117340248636564191Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:19:09 GMT]]>@lemay every time some comment praising AI data training, I think of that kid who had his life destroyed because of a couple of Metallica albums

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/moonshine_fox/statuses/117340133726856639https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/moonshine_fox/statuses/117340133726856639Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:19:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:09:45 GMT]]>@onechrisn @lemay it's a popular strategy in the military as well
https://disruption.institute/fellows/cian-westmoreland

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Mr_Briney/statuses/117339860892430982https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Mr_Briney/statuses/117339860892430982Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:09:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:48:51 GMT]]>@lemay

Indeed Aaron Schwartz, didn't do half or quarter what the AI companies are doing exfiltrating people's intellectual property. Man where's the justice in this world.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/carpetbomberz/statuses/117339778707538632https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/carpetbomberz/statuses/117339778707538632Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:48:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:23:28 GMT]]>@lemay this reminds me of an IT director that said we couldn't do a lan party at a gaming event because it could lead to hacking (literally what??). Teenager gamers can't be trusted

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://keyboards.social/users/instantiatethis/statuses/117339678871352059https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://keyboards.social/users/instantiatethis/statuses/117339678871352059Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:23:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:42:48 GMT]]>@lemay What's even funnier is that they're describing an AI that completely disregards orders, lies, steals credentials, and knowingly and with intention escapes sandboxes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/philpetree/statuses/117339518950303421https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/philpetree/statuses/117339518950303421Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:25:26 GMT]]>@lemay The former CEO is still on cocial media; he spent years promoting environmentally friendly business practices and is now moving into responsible AI. How messed up it all is.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://det.social/users/yeahyeahyens/statuses/117339450685884685https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://det.social/users/yeahyeahyens/statuses/117339450685884685Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:25:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:17:54 GMT]]>@lemay I was just looking at why my web server's loadav is high and I found a bunch of sites trying (failing) to fetch /etc/passwd tens of thousands of times each.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jef/statuses/117339421037282657https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jef/statuses/117339421037282657Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:17:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:17:39 GMT]]>@lemay I know someone who hanged himself in his cell after being lured with a job offer in exchange for revealing the security vulnerabilities of the social media website he had scraped.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://det.social/users/yeahyeahyens/statuses/117339420088442773https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://det.social/users/yeahyeahyens/statuses/117339420088442773Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:17:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:03:35 GMT]]>@c0dec0dec0de @lemay

that is the essence of holly jolly fascism 🙂

“Sorry you don’t have the clearance for this but i do!!! Im a massive piece of shit tho so imma use my power to deny you access”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cyberquixote/statuses/117339364766791547https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cyberquixote/statuses/117339364766791547Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:03:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:35 GMT]]>@lemay it feels like yesterday they were charging journalists for computer crimes because they used View Source

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/c0dec0dec0de/statuses/117339352973836383https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/c0dec0dec0de/statuses/117339352973836383Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:22:29 GMT]]>@lemay
That's one of the core functions of AI and of corporations in general. Spread out the blame and punishment so thin that it becomes meaningless.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/onechrisn/statuses/117339203149685506https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/onechrisn/statuses/117339203149685506Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:22:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thinking about how for years teenagers and curious nerds were prosecuted and thrown in jail because poking at a web site was a clear sign of being a ☠️ CR1MIN4L H4CK3R ☠️ on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:17:11 GMT]]>@lemay @cstross Yeah, enumerating phone numbers when there are no access controls was “exceeding authorised access”. But successive attempts to bypass blocks on scrapers is apparently fair game.

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