[Gllug] Insecure practices at my ISP

[Jason Clifford]

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, David Pashley wrote:

> I would be careful. I'm sure there are people who have notified their
> ISP of security problems and then been arrested for offenses under the
> Computer Misuse Act or similar. I could dig out info if you are
> interested.

If he has not actually accessed areas of the system he is not authorised 
to access there has been no offence.

Noticing that the system is insecure and notifying the administrators is 
no different in this respect to knocking on the door and informing a 
neighbour who has left the front key in their door.

Jason Clifford
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