[unix-dude]

Absolutely ridiculous. From what I've read about "weev", he wasn't really the nicest guy on the 'net. I don't know specifics, but really, I don't think they matter.

Here we have a person accessing publicly available data on a public server. Its analogous to ATT posting customer information in a public alleyway (maybe not intended for public viewing, but within the legal possibility of the public to view), and having someone take a picture of the information.

No violence, no trespassing. Disseminating information left sitting around == Jail. This kind of crap needs to stop.

[Evbn]

So if I peep in your home window and photo you naked and photo your documents and post it all online, not illegal?

[cliffu]

This is an irrelevant statement because taking photos of someone through their window is not a crime, the act of trespassing on their property to do so is.

So really the proper analogy is that if you've got your windows wide open and are dancing in front of them naked when some perv takes a photo from the road there's really not any legal recourse for you.

[corin_]

If those documents you take a photo of are "an email address" and posting it online is "giving it to a journalist who redacts information before taking a screenshot and doesn't release a dump of the data" then I would suggest that, while I wouldn't be too happy with you taking photos through my window, I wouldn't expect you to go to jail for it.

[unix-dude]

Different premise. The inside of my home is private, and you are not allowed to look or be inside without my permission. Not to mention, you are trespassing.