Comment on Scammers PANIC After I Hack Their Live CCTV Cameras!
GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 months agoWhen someone opens a connection on your network you are not obligated to avoid utility of those connected systems. It is not a crime to connect to things which have willfully joined your network.
If someone puts a camera on your network, you can view it.
my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 2 months ago
This is very untrue and you definitely shouldn’t be giving out legal advice on topics you’re not knowledgeable on, but exactly which part is a crime and how criminal it is will depend on your local laws. Some such computer misuse laws are intentionally written very broadly with generic wording precisely so that edge cases such as unintentionally granting an unauthorised party access to a system does not clear them of wrongdoing when they do so.
As for how to tell which laws are relevant and whether you’ve breached them? Well, I’m sure the answer will shock you.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Nothing on lemmy is legal advice lmao.
Further, they opened 2 way remote desktop connectivity. That is a literal invitation
my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 2 months ago
This is an argument that happened entirely within your own head, not in this thread. I think I made it clear right from the start I’m against scammers and approve of (ethical) actions taken against them, but I’m also against people who dox, invade privacy, engage in vigilantism, and gain unauthorised access to other’s computer systems (particularly when it’s for profit and ego). These are not mutually exclusive, there is no disconnect there. I even gave an example of more appropriate actions to take against scammers, notably actions that are actually effective.
Criticism against “justice” porn is not remotely the same thing as condoning scammers. You’re arguing in bad faith and you know it.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Observing criminals in action is not vigilantism. Discussing how that could be construed as illegal behavior is shady.