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by pweissbrod 1877 days ago
Agreed. It's a cool idea. It's not really computer science as much as a penetration test involving humans and processes.

Of course without any semblance of prior consent it isn't quite sabotage but definitely outside the realm of ethical

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>without any semblance of prior consent it isn't quite sabotage

I don't follow. You're saying you're supposed to tell me you're messing with me in order for it to be considered sabotage? That doesn't make any sense, so you must mean something different than that. The entire point of sabotage is to do it under the noses of those you've infiltrated.

Edit: I think I re-read to get your meaning. You're saying without consent it's bad but not quite to the level of sabotage. Not sure if sabotage requires intent to cause harm, but they full well knew what they were doing was not good. While that might not have been enough to sink the ship, it sure wasn't trying to help it stay afloat.