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  • Is distributed computing a crime?

    David McOwen, the developer of a distributed computing project, has been threatened with legal action for downloading third-party software. The question the McOwen case raises is this: Can people go to jail for unauthorised installations of such programs?

  • Shades of Grey - hacking on the edge of the law

    Why is it that "Gray hat" hackers, neither corporate pros nor havoc wreakers, are increasingly falling on the wrong side of the law?

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