A moral dilemma

**Senoska** · 2011-04-09 04:44

Let me tell you a little story and get your opinion.

Imagine the situation: you sit at your computer, browsing on the interwebs and suddenly you come across a mistake in a url. Correcting that mistake takes you to another website where you have access to a huge amount of information that you probably shouldn't have, lets say, stock reports before they're posted. There is a huge market for this type of thing (Say, for certain statistics to predict stock fluctuation later in the day. Imagine the amount offered. Typically people float this kind of crap for $40k+ for a single day) so there'd be a very clear incentive for a reason to do this. Doing some research, you find out that this is actually a legal use of information because it is available on a website that can be accessed by the public. No hacking or anything was done, you just found out information that normally you shouldnt be able to see.

While this act isnt illegal in itself, you have seen cases in the past where the FBI chased down and charged people for unrelated charges(Such as using a fake username for an email address. no joke. Guy got wire fraud for registering with a name other than his own).

Hammer time, spam. Take the money or just act like you dont have the info?

**Ivve** · 2011-04-09 04:47

don't fuck him if he's under 16. just a good ground rule.

**Colenzo** · 2011-04-09 04:47

I think the only clear solution here is to build a larger lolicon porn collection.

**Colenzo** · 2011-04-09 04:48

also, miss you nigger, keep in touch more jeez

***Blarg*** · 2011-04-09 04:52

Ya, you need to make sure they are of age before you fuck them

**Linliel** · 2011-04-09 04:53

Don't be stupid. Alert the owners of the site to the mistake, revel in good-human-ness.

**Titanss** · 2011-04-09 04:55

Originally Posted by Linliel

Don't be stupid. Alert the owners of the site to the mistake, revel in good-human-ness.

haha

**Linliel** · 2011-04-09 04:57

The Ethicist Speaks. Also yeah he could get into trouble so I'd say it's probably not worth it. Also good-human-ness is a pretty damn good feeling.

**Titanss** · 2011-04-09 05:08

did you just insult me?

**Linliel** · 2011-04-09 05:11

... let's say yes.

**Titanss** · 2011-04-09 05:11

bitch

**Linliel** · 2011-04-09 05:14

**Titanss** · 2011-04-09 05:17

nah, you're alright. I always liked you and your crazy ass hat pics

**Senoska** · 2011-04-09 05:22

Originally Posted by Linliel

Don't be stupid. Alert the owners of the site to the mistake, revel in good-human-ness.

Why is helping a company seen as good, though? Free market and all that. This is a glaring hole in security, for example. Imagine you have control over their entire database and see everything that goes on in that company.

**Linliel** · 2011-04-09 05:28

This isn't to do with companies, it's to do with people, and to do with what the *right* thing to do is. Would you like it if you made a mistake and someone exploited it? I can't think of any ethical theory that might condone doing what you stated.

**Mizango** · 2011-04-09 05:55

Originally Posted by Senoska

Imagine you have control over their entire database and see everything that goes on in that company.

Been in this position more than a few times. I left it alone.

**Krye** · 2011-04-09 06:32

Miz doesn't know how to steal unless he's got a gang of his homies backing him up and they've all got guns while they beat down an old defenseless man

Was it you in this video Miz?

**Kuya** · 2011-04-09 08:39

Wow, what kind of scum do you have to be to rob and beat up an old man in a robot chair

**Krye** · 2011-04-09 10:29

And the fact that two separate niggers did the same thing to the same person one after another proves that cowardice is a nigger trait

**#686578** · 2011-04-09 10:58

Move to Brazil set up a US account that transfers funds offshores.

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