The US Department of Justice has a site for kids on 'Cyberethics". It includes, after warnings about the consequences of hacking, this common-sense admonition:
"The best way to stay out of trouble with computers is to imagine before you do something how you'd feel if someone did it to you. You wouldn't like it if someone opened your mail or looked into your bedroom windows, and if you wouldn't do this either, don't hack into computers."
(I like the way the section is called You Can Get in Real Trouble for Hacking! on the main page and "reckless" in the URL address.)
So, here are links to this year's main stories about what is being called "Main Core" and it's probable history in the Department of Justice's use (and massive copyright infringement) of the Inslaw's PROMIS software:
Wall Street Journal: NSA's Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data
Salon.com: Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power
Radar: The Last Roundup
The DOJ 'Cyberethics - Hacking' page concludes with:
"If you like computers, don't use your brains to hack systems, invade other people's privacy, and take away their networks. Hacking can get you in a whole lot more trouble than you think and is a completely creepy thing to do. If you're so smart, use that computer to do great things!"
Maybe that was behind the 2004 hospital room showdown between Ashcroft and Gonzales.
But talking about "creepy", remember this DARPA/DOD half-way house between PROMIS and MAIN CORE:
Someone designed this logo. Someone thought it was a good idea. Someone approved it. Imagine that.
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