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minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down1·2 days agoI despise meta and the fact they’re not being punished for this. He didn’t just download stuff, he installed a server on their network to do it. A bit different. His punishment was still beyond the pale.
minus-squareselfAwareCoder@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoHe also had every legal right to download those articles
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 days agoIts fair to note he was never sentenced.
minus-squareelectricyarn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoBecause he killed himself, they offered him a terribly unfair plea deal.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoHe installed a server on facebook’s network?
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoAaron broke open a cabinet and installed a server at a secure site on located on a campus. He was never sentenced, though.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoOn a university network.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI remember the story from years ago. This sounds about right. Other commenter made it sound like he installed the server on meta’s network (which would have still just been Facebook at the time.)
I despise meta and the fact they’re not being punished for this.
He didn’t just download stuff, he installed a server on their network to do it. A bit different.
His punishment was still beyond the pale.
He also had every legal right to download those articles
Its fair to note he was never sentenced.
Because he killed himself, they offered him a terribly unfair plea deal.
He installed a server on facebook’s network?
Aaron broke open a cabinet and installed a server at a secure site on located on a campus. He was never sentenced, though.
On a university network.
I remember the story from years ago. This sounds about right. Other commenter made it sound like he installed the server on meta’s network (which would have still just been Facebook at the time.)