Part 51 (1/2)

FAIR ENOUGH BUT HERE'S THE POINT DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIF- FERENT FOLKS AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO PLAY WITH COMPUTERS ARE CALLED HACKERS IT'S AN OLD TERM FROM THE 60'S FROM THE COLLEGES, AND AT THAT TIME IT WASN'T DEROGATO- RY IT DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS THAT IT DOES TODAY THANKS TO YOU HACKERS ARE JUST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO PLAY WITH COMPUTERS INSTEAD OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES, SPORTS OR WHATEVER THAT'S IT, PURE AND SIMPLE

Ok, let's accept that for now What about those stories of hackers running around inside of everybody else's co computer viruses and all Morris and Chase were hackers who caused a bunch of dae

WHOA! TWO SEPARATE ISSUES THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HACKERS WHO DO GO PROBING AND LOOKING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPUTERS AND I AM PROUD TO ADMIT THAT I AM ONE OF THEM

Wait a uys in the white hats and then you admit that you are one of those criminal types who invades the privacy of others

THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOKING AROUND A COMPUTER READING ITS FILES AND DESTROYING THEM I REMEMBER READING ABOUT THIS GUY WHO BROKE INTO PEOPLE'S HOUSES WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF TOWN HE LIVED IN THEIR HOUSE UNTIL THEY CAME BACK AND THEN LEFT HE USED THEIR FOOD, THEIR TV, THEIR SHOWER AND ALL, BUT NEVER STOLE ANYTHING OR DID ANY DAMAGE THAT'S KINDA WHAT HACK- ERS DO

Why? For the thrill?

OH, I GUESS THAT MAY BE PART OF IT, BUT IT'S REALLY MORE THAN THAT IT'S A THIRST, AT LEAST FOR ME, FOR KNOWLEDGE

That's a line of crap

REALLY LET'S COMPARE LET'S SAY I WAS WORKING IN A GARAGE AND I WAS CAR ENTHUSIAST BUT I DIDN'T OWN AND COULDN'T AFFORD A FERRARI SO, DURING THE DAY WHEN MY CUSTOMERS ARE AT WORK, I TAKE THEIR CARS OUT FOR A RIDEAND I EVEN REPLACE THE GAS

I DO IT FOR THE THRILL OF THE RIDE, NOT FOR THE THRILL OF THE CRIME

So you ad is a crime?

NO NO NO NO AGREED, ENTERING SOME COMPUTERS IS CONSIDERED A CRIME IN SOME STATES, BUT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IF YOU LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER PassWORD TAPED TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR DESK DRAWER YOU CAN GO TO JAIL I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT

You made that up

CHECK IT OUT I DON'T KNOW THE LEGAL JARGON, BUT IT'S TRUE

THE ISSUE IS, FOR THE GUY WHO DRIVES PEOPLE'S CARS WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION, THAT IS REALLY A CRIME I GUESS A GRAND FELONY

RIGHT? EVEN IF HE DOES NOTHING BUT DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK

BUT WITH COMPUTERS IT'S DIFFERENT

How is it different?

FIRST THERE'S NO THEFT

What about theft of service?

ARGUABLE

Breaking and entering

NOT ACCORDING TO MY FRIEND HIS FATHER IS A LAWYER

But, you have to ad it without permission

NO, NOT REALLY

Aw, come on

LISTEN LET'S SAY THAT YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE