Here is an interesting situation; a hacker breaks into a person’s computer through the use of malware, finds child pornography on the victim’s computer, and the victim goes to jail.

But what about the hacker? Should anything bad happen to him for illegally breaking into the victim’s computer, or should he be praised for his actions?

The conviction of a Ronald Kline for possession of child pornography poses a moral dilemma in online security. Because the evidence in the case was collected by a hacker who illegally broke into Kline’s computer.

The former judge has to serve a 27 month jail term and will a registered sex offender for the remainder of his life. The hacker, then 20-year-old Bard William from Canada, broke into his computer by posting a specially crafted file on a mailing list popular with child pornography downloaders.[more]

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