Looking through other users' (unprotected) files

[William M. Fischer]

In article <1501 at jade.BERKELEY.EDU> mwm at eris.UUCP (Mike (Don't have strength to leave) Meyer) writes:
>In article <2849 at rsch.WISC.EDU> mcvoy at rsch.WISC.EDU (Lawrence W. McVoy) writes:
>>In article <3561 at mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> jbs at mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal) writes:
>>>Does someone's home being unlocked give you the right to violate it
>>> [...]  I think not.  

>>Well, Jeff, you are 100% wrong here.  The analogy between a home and a
>>computer is not in any way shape or form a valid one.  

>No, it's perfectly valid. 

>Let's look at YOUR version of the analogy, [...]

>[...] and that's because the defaults for the real world

>[Of course, you should still tell people that there may be users with
>defective ethical systems, and that NOTHING is save from being read by

Sheesh.... everybody chmod the files they want private and let's move this
discussion to net.philosophy. :-)


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