FC: Feds target Oklahoma good samaritan who noted web security hole

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Sun Aug 19 2001 - 10:44:58 PDT

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    Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 14:51:20 -0700
    From: Todd Jonz <toddat_private>
    To: declanat_private
    Subject: Do a good deed, go to jail
    
    
    Declan,
    
    Just in case you haven't seen it yet, there's a truly frightening
    story at:
    
    	http://www.linuxfreak.org/post.php/08/17/2001/134.html
    
    about an Oklahoma man who accidentally discovered that his local
    newpaper's web server permitted anyone at all to edit its content
    using the Front Page client without authentication.  Like any good
    samaritan might, he alerted the newspaper's editor of the problem.
    Now, sixteen months later and under threat of prosecution, the U.S.
    Attorney's office is attempting to coerce him to accept a plea to
    a felony conviction and five years probation.  In addition to the
    story above see:
    
    	http://www.bkw.org/pdf/
    
    for several collateral documents, including correspondence from DOJ
    and a detailed description of how this ridiculous travesty unfolded.
    
    
    --
    Todd Jonz				When cryptography is outlawed,
    toddat_private				bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.
    
    
    
    
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