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by mrpoptart 3287 days ago
IANAL, but I'm pretty sure if someone leaves a Top-Secret document on the ground, and you pick it up, you don't go to jail for that. The data is accessible to the public -- this isn't a hack, this is just downloading.
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creepydata 3287 days ago
The only people who can go to jail for mishandling classified information are people with security clearances.
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Phlarp 3287 days ago
Didn't weev end up on the wrong side of this relatively blurry line?
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