[unix-dude]

Absolutely ridiculous. From what I've read about "weev", he wasn't really the nicest guy on the 'net. I don't know specifics, but really, I don't think they matter.

Here we have a person accessing publicly available data on a public server. Its analogous to ATT posting customer information in a public alleyway (maybe not intended for public viewing, but within the legal possibility of the public to view), and having someone take a picture of the information.

No violence, no trespassing. Disseminating information left sitting around == Jail. This kind of crap needs to stop.

[Evbn]

So if I peep in your home window and photo you naked and photo your documents and post it all online, not illegal?

[cliffu]

This is an irrelevant statement because taking photos of someone through their window is not a crime, the act of trespassing on their property to do so is.

So really the proper analogy is that if you've got your windows wide open and are dancing in front of them naked when some perv takes a photo from the road there's really not any legal recourse for you.

[corin_]

If those documents you take a photo of are "an email address" and posting it online is "giving it to a journalist who redacts information before taking a screenshot and doesn't release a dump of the data" then I would suggest that, while I wouldn't be too happy with you taking photos through my window, I wouldn't expect you to go to jail for it.

[efdee]

I'm amazed by the hoops people will jump through to protect this rat. He already admitted that his ultimate goal was to "harass and embarrass" "rich people".

[corin_]

I'm pretty indifferent towards him, he does seem like a moron and an asshole, but this is pretty much the first time I'm hearing anything about him (before I recall hearing "weev" and a few details about the AT&T stuff, nothing about who he is).

Him being an asshole doesn't mean he deserves jail time for what he did.

How about rather than deciding he deserves punishment because you don't like him, and then getting upset when anyone disagrees with you, judge his "crime" and decide whether it deserves jailtime. After that, feel free to separately to judge him as a person and decide you won't lose any sleep over his punishment.

[fnordfnordfnord]

I'm amazed how many people are willing to accept the possibility of this kind of treatment for themselves and everyone else, on the basis that weev is not a nice guy.

[lilsunnybee]

Those poor rich people. How would they ever have been able to cope with the potential misery to be heaped upon them?

[unix-dude]

Different premise. The inside of my home is private, and you are not allowed to look or be inside without my permission. Not to mention, you are trespassing.