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[–] 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

oh... so crime

E: OH -- I see. Wow. I learned everything I know about networking and computers in a similar way :P Thanks Dad

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Unauthorized access by itself wasn’t illegal at the time, but yes, nowadays it would be a crime. One of the major points of the 87 Computer Fraud act was that you gain unauthorized access with the intent to defraud or damage. I was trying to fix my computer that I owned and bought with money I had worked for because 30 minutes a day wasn’t enough to type up a paper for school, let alone to actually do anything of any consequence on dial up.

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