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by denton-scratch 1317 days ago
> Jiggling door handles without consent is a defacto criminal act.

Connecting to a webserver using HTTP is not a criminal act, under any colour of the law. If you have a listening port open to the internet, you are inviting connections.

Picking pockets is stealing; this is more like saying "Hello!" to someone who is standing in their own open doorway, and observing their response.

I don't think there's anything in the article about this programme providing server operators with reports. They're not trying to save operators from themselves.