🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'This Is the ‘Hacking’ Investigation Into Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Website'

- kudos:

The students in my fundamentals of computers class have repeatedly heard me bring up this story to explain that technology is never just technical. link to ‘This Is the ‘Hacking’ Investigation Into Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Website’

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Missouri's Governor Still Insists Reporter Is A Hacker, Even As Prosecutors Decline To Press Charges | Techdirt'

- kudos:

This continues to be a dumb and worrying story. link to ‘Missouri’s Governor Still Insists Reporter Is A Hacker, Even As Prosecutors Decline To Press Charges | Techdirt’

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'The governor of Missouri thinks looking at website source code is a crime - The Verge'

- kudos:

Stupid story gets yet stupider. link to ‘The governor of Missouri thinks looking at website source code is a crime - The Verge’

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Emails show what happened before Missouri gov. falsely called journalist a “hacker” | Ars Technica'

- kudos:

This dumb story got even dumber. link to ‘Emails show what happened before Missouri gov. falsely called journalist a “hacker” | Ars Technica’

🔗 linkblog: just read 'Viewing website HTML code is not illegal or “hacking,” prof. tells Missouri gov. | Ars Technica'

- kudos:

This story just gets more and more ridiculous. link to ‘Viewing website HTML code is not illegal or “hacking,” prof. tells Missouri gov. | Ars Technica’

🔗 linkblog: just read 'Missouri governor threatens reporter who discovered state site spilling private info - The Verge'

- kudos:

If viewing the source code of a web page is hacking, my black hat skills just went up a thousandfold. link to ‘Missouri governor threatens reporter who discovered state site spilling private info - The Verge’