Good Samaritan Hacker Gets Home Detention
from the questions,-questions... dept
Seems like today is the day for stories about hackers finding and pointing out vulnerabilities… and getting in trouble for it. It certainly is a very fine line. Now, Adrian Lamo who was famous for breaking, entering and then telling has been sentenced to 6 months home detention and 2 years probation, rather than any time in jail. It’s a bit surprising he didn’t get slapped with worse punishment, considering the way hacking cases normally turn out these days.
Comments on “Good Samaritan Hacker Gets Home Detention”
whose home?
Last time I checked, Mr Lamo didn’t HAVE a home; he drifted, borrowed friends’ pads, took greyhound a lot.
The closest thing to a home he has, then, is a bus station. Are they gonna make him sleep THERE?
Re: whose home?
That was by choice. I believe his legal residence is with his parents (or relatives).