Hacking should be legalised as it helps identify the weakness in computer systems. Do you agree?

Show all answers

Post your answer

devora k	Now I have heard everything, Hacking like into national security files, or credit card companies, No No Never Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Fun and Games	Some companies make it legal - for their own employees that is, to do exactly what you describe. But as a general legalization? It will never happen. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GreenHornet	Maybe the next time you pose this question, you should differentiate between "hackers" and "crackers", in order to prevent some ignorant answers. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

franklin d	Hell no, there are already enoguh problems in this world. Everyday E-business becomes bigger and bigger and the more hacking into the systems the herder it will hit e business and hamper our economy. Thats like saying we should legalize kiddy porn and release all the rapists in the prison systems or legalize murder and release all the murderers. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chris J	Breaking and entering helps you pinpoint the weaknesses in your house. Should that be legal? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

aphotosafe	Hacking is legal if your not breaking any laws or committing crime Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RDNZL	only by invitation Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Eddie	Oh yes for sure. Come on! Companies, etc spend billions of dollars and people invest lots of time etc to have some anti-social computer geek destroy my computer to what...give me a lesson? If you want to work out weaknesses in a program then get a job! Quit being the closet hacker and then try to justify it by saying you're really helping me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tyrsson58	Certainly not. The same logic would allow people to break into your house and steal everything there to "show you where your security was weak." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Billy M	Yes I do but the American way is to cover up and punish anyone who dares criticize. Japan ate our lunch by rewarding people who pointed out mistakes and corrected the mistakes. We all know how our auto industry went by turning out NFG cars year after year.(Lincolns air ride and Cadillac engines) You can't correct a mistake unless you are willing to find it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

goneblonde	I would not hire a thief to come see if my home were secure, but rather I would hire someone with the knowledge of a theif and the credentials of a securities specialist trained to provide a service. Legalize hacking? Maybe Cracking... but no no no no . I like to keep my money and investments MINE. Thank You. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

da_hal	technically, it's not illegal. the laws where hackers are prosecuted for are either: 1. property damage to the company, e.g. a form of vandalism or theft, or 2. copyright law. for people who are remembering the the CDA of 1992, it was repealed ~1994. The guy in the Phillipines who was captured for the "iluvyou" virus was arrested based on international, not national, law. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jacob Y	can u teach me to hack! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

snoboarder2k6	If people didn't hack, weakness's in a computer system wouldn't mean anything. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dark side	Companies hire professional Hackers to try and break their systems so they can fix any problems. It shouldn't be legal because they already have people on it who aren't going to steal identities or cause national security problems like faceless Internet users would. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Amanda R	No, because hackers don't identify those weaknesses, they prey off them for personal information. We have firewalls to ID those weaknesses. Hackers should go to jail. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	Hacking is legal as long as you are doing it to your own computer or someone who has authorized you to test their security. If you are doing it to harm someone it is clearly unlawful and should be punished. It would be similar to me putting sugar in your car's gas tank to see if it would run better. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ashley	as long as you aren't doing it to steal something it's ok. but if you are, it's not good, for obvious reasons. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Big Finger	Hacking can help identify weaknesses in computer systems, but the hacker can also abuse those same systems. Hacking someone's computer should only be allowed if the person/company that owns it consents to it. Otherwise, no it should not be legalised as there are no accountability on those doing the hacking. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No