> And the lack of access control does not implicitly give you authorization to view it.
I know you're trying really hard to sway opinion on HN for some reason, but I'm just going to reinforce the entire point of this thread and, assuming we're staying within the context of publicly accessible information: the Ninth Circuit Court strongly disagrees with you.
Common law torts, such as trespass to chattels, may apply. But it's not a criminal offense.
I don't know why you think this has anything to do with opinion. I'm relaying information that is available in the Wikipedia link that I provided in an earlier comment.
>but I'm just going to reinforce the entire point of this thread
That isn't the entire point of this thread, nor is it the point of the PDF posted in the OP.
>Common law torts, such as trespass to chattels, may apply. But it's not a criminal offense.
Nobody has said anything about it being a criminal offense. The relation to trespassing is literally the entire point of this thread.
I know you're trying really hard to sway opinion on HN for some reason, but I'm just going to reinforce the entire point of this thread and, assuming we're staying within the context of publicly accessible information: the Ninth Circuit Court strongly disagrees with you.
Common law torts, such as trespass to chattels, may apply. But it's not a criminal offense.