What if the hacker had implanted the files? What if another hacker before him had accessed the system in the same way and had implanted the files?
What if a trojan or a computer virus had accessed the system and had implanted the evidence? Oh well... Magic Lantern magically creates us more criminals than ever, and so the FBI can meet their quota... Now they'll never run out of pedophiles or terrorists. On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Eric Cordian wrote: > Spook Remailer writes: > > > As they corresponded, the hacker infected [accused pedo, OC CA Judge] > > Kline's computer with a virus that allowed him to copy > > the entire contents of the judge's hard drive. The hacker, > > whom prosecutors have not named, then > > messaged Posey about what he had found. > > Isn't that unauthorized access to a computer system? Why isn't the > "hacker" being prosecuted too? > > If prosecutors don't prosecute vigilantes who commit illegal acts to help > police do an end run around civil rights, what's the difference between > that, and the police collecting evidence illegally to begin with? > > Randall Schwartz goes down on three felony counts for accessing a > workplace computer, and we have script kiddies being hailed at heros for > breaking into judges' computers, and copying their hard drives. That sort > of screams double standard, doesn't it? > > -- > Eric Michael Cordian 0+ > O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division > "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
