dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (02/10/84)
> Newsgroups: net.general > Subject: Computer Sightseers > From: castor::covert (John Covert) > Computer Sightseers Philosophy > > The act of dialing into a computer system is no different than walking > up to the front door of a business and asking for a tour. > > ... > > Searching for computer systems by dialing numbers in sequence is also > no different than walking down the public streets of a town knocking > on doors or dialing telephone numbers in sequence taking a poll or > selling a product. > > Unless there are clearly proven attempts by the caller to commit fraud, > this activity is no crime. You're welcome to your moral conclusions (I agree with some of them), but "this activity is no crime" states a legal conclusion, not a moral one. Whether or not a crime exists depends on your local statutes. For example, today in Canada "knocking on [computer] doors" is not a crime. In a few months it probably will be. Dave Sherman The Law Society of Upper Canada Toronto -- {allegra,cornell,decvax,ihnp4,linus,utzoo}!utcsrgv!dave