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Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher
From: Edward Lewis <Ed.Lewis () neustar biz>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:28:58 -0400
At 18:30 -0500 4/17/07, Gadi Evron wrote:
http://www.theregister.com/2007/04/17/hackers_service_terminated/ "A 21-year-old college student in London had his internet service terminated and was threatened with legal action after publishing details of a critical vulnerability that can compromise the security of the ISP's subscribers."
I don't see any part of the story that indicates that the ISP did wrong, I see plenty that the student did wrong. E.g., did the student ever try to discreetly raise the issue with the ISP before going public?
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- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Gadi Evron (Apr 20)
- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Kradorex Xeron (Apr 20)
- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Donald Stahl (Apr 20)
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- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Patrick W. Gilmore (Apr 20)
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- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Simon Lyall (Apr 19)
- RE: UK ISP threatens security researcher Stasiniewicz, Adam (Apr 19)
- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Gadi Evron (Apr 20)
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- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher alex (Apr 20)
- Re: UK ISP threatens security researcher Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 20)
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