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rorrr on March 18, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Andrew 'Weev' Auernheimer Faces Jail

> In many countries simply accessing a public server without consent is illegal

1) Set up a public server

2) Wait for google bot to show up

3) Press charges against google

4) Sue in civil court

5) Profit.

arethuza on March 18, 2013 [–]

And in some countries you can only sue on the basis of an actual loss so as you haven't lost anything you have nothing to sue for...

prawn on March 18, 2013 | [–]

There was a case where a search spider deleted all content from a database by following delete links. Would that count?

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