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********* Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 14:51:20 -0700 From: Todd Jonz <todd@tj.org> To: declan@well.com Subject: Do a good deed, go to jail Declan, Just in case you haven't seen it yet, there's a truly frightening story at: http://www.linuxfreak.org/post.php/08/17/2001/134.html about an Oklahoma man who accidentally discovered that his local newpaper's web server permitted anyone at all to edit its content using the Front Page client without authentication. Like any good samaritan might, he alerted the newspaper's editor of the problem. Now, sixteen months later and under threat of prosecution, the U.S. Attorney's office is attempting to coerce him to accept a plea to a felony conviction and five years probation. In addition to the story above see: http://www.bkw.org/pdf/ for several collateral documents, including correspondence from DOJ and a detailed description of how this ridiculous travesty unfolded. -- Todd Jonz When cryptography is outlawed, todd@tj.org bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------