On: Kevin Mitnick has died

[ja27]

Absolutely not. Any computer connected to the internet, even behind a firewall / NAT / etc. is considered to be involved in interstate or foreign commerce and thus a "protected computer" subject to 18 USC 1030. It's not your actions that make it a protected computer. 1030(e)(2)

[withinboredom → ja27]

Yeah. I’m not a lawyer, I just know what the FBI told me when they picked me up. I was turned over to the regular police and then let go.

I was just a teen at the time, things could have changed.

[Breza → withinboredom]

Cops are allowed to lie. And they do. Often.

[withinboredom → Breza]

They wanted to throw the book at me. Trust me. They were quite pissed.