• CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 hours ago

    I agree with what you said. This also wasn’t social engineering. The password was just there and available.

    Also, the excellent and amazing movie Hackers features plenty of social engineering.

    Also, I didn’t say “excellent” and “amazing” sarcastically. It really is an under rated movie.

    • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 hours ago

      It was there, doesn’t mean it was for you. If you found a car with the keys in it, would you steal it or realize you shouldn’t do that?

      • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 minutes ago

        It was there, doesn’t mean it was for you.

        Look, I’m not arguing about whether this is illegal or not. I’m arguing about the literal definition of the term “hacking”.

        It’s just like walking into a strangers house without permission where the door is wide open is technically illegal, but it can’t qualify as “breaking and entering”.