Gregory's Server@WPalant @pluralistic
Please note: This is not a risky law, but a faulty interpretation of the law. Unfortunately we have a really bad track record of judges not understanding technology. Slowly it gets better.
My 80 year old father has a better knowledge, than some of them. Especially: he asks, if he doesn't understand. 😄
I absolutely agree with you, that this ruling should be overturned. Perhaps the @bsi or @bfdi could write an amicus brief with regard to the password.
@PiiiepsBrummm @pluralistic Sorry, I’m not really convinced. It is a problematic law, as it rules any data access to be illegal as long as the data is protected – it does not set any requirements on that protection. It doesn’t even require the data to be remote: I could access data on my own computer protected by military-grade ROT13 encryption, and it could be considered a violation of this law. This extremely broad definition is why we now have courts carving out restrictions where this law violates common sense, and they won’t always produce sensible results.
@PiiiepsBrummm @pluralistic Sorry, I’m not really convinced. It is a problematic law, as it rules any data access to be illegal as long as the data is protected – it does not set any requirements on that protection. It doesn’t even require the data to be remote: I could access data on my own computer protected by military-grade ROT13 encryption, and it could be considered a violation of this law. This extremely broad definition is why we now have courts carving out restrictions where this law violates...