Judge orders self-described hacker's computer seized without warning

Kent Sharkey

CIO[^]:

In a rare move, a federal court in Idaho recently ordered a software developer's computer seized and its contents copied without prior notice because the developer described himself as a 'hacker' on his website.

If software development is outlawed, only outlaws will write code

Vivi Chellappa

If I describe myself as a burglar on my website, would I get arrested? "Minority Report", anyone?

Simon ORiordan from UK

Not necessarily. They would just seize all your property. :-D

SortaCore

That's fine as long as you don't lose money out of it. If you do, you can hack them to modify the compensation amount. :laugh:

Mark_Wallace

In further news, JSOP has moved to Devil's Hole, with Hannibal and the Kid.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Lost User

I can see the ambulance chasers lining up to take this one.... you could retire on that settlement.

Lost User

Vivic wrote:

"Minority Report", anyone?

Nah, seen it thanks. ;P

Kent Sharkey

I used to work with people who called themselves "coding ninjas". What should the law do with them? In his case "hacker" was an attempt to portray his coding skills, not his ability to break into computers.

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User 9701419

Real hackers don't announce their "hackerness" to the public.

Chris Maunder

Does the judge not know the difference between a hacker and a cracker?

cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

0bx

There's an open workshop in my neighborhood where for a small fee, anyone from age 12 and up can go to salvage electronics, code and play with Arduino's or whatever project you want. Those are "real" hackers. In Idahole they would probably burn it down and arrest everyone for witchcraft.

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Rob Grainger

I think not. I suspect he dcesn't know the difference between his gluteus maximus[^] and his articulatio cubiti[^] either.

"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.