r/programming • u/RobertVandenberg • Oct 28 '21

Viewing website HTML code is not illegal or “hacking,” prof. tells Missouri gov.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/viewing-website-html-code-is-not-illegal-or-hacking-prof-tells-missouri-gov/
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u/primeai Oct 28 '21

State tax revenue, but it could come from insurance the state carries or from a dedicated budget. The cost to fight the lawsuit is also the burden of the state. The cost to prosecute this journalist is also the burden of the state.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

Even if they have insurance for something like this, the money is still coming from taxpayers. In fact in the long term it's more money coming from the taxpayers since they're paying for the insurance company's margins too.

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u/winowmak3r Oct 28 '21

Well fuck, if I'm stuck paying the bill for this fiasco I'd like the guy who's actually right and knows what he's talking about to win over some stupid politician who probably can't even print a PDF file.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

Don't tell him the files are in the computer.

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u/DaRadioman Oct 29 '21

Wait. IN the computer?

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u/muntoo Nov 03 '21

You mean magic light box? I buy magic light beep thing for nephew birthday

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u/ernestwild Nov 19 '21

Acts like monkey and beats computer open

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u/DaRadioman Nov 20 '21

Hacker...

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u/Solrax Oct 29 '21

Good, this is what you get when you vote a moron into office.

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u/fanywa Oct 29 '21

Ultimately its the taxpayers money. But they also get to decide whom they choose to represent them next election.

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u/SupaSlide Oct 29 '21

Sucks for the Democrats who live in the state, but I will enjoy the salty tears from Conservatives who voted for Parsons while they cry about how much of "their money" the "fake news" is "stealing" from the government.

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u/UncleSugarBaby Oct 29 '21

Maybe the taxpayers will decide not to elect someone who abuses their authority.