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Old 06-24-2005, 09:20 PM  
WiredGuy
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Originally Posted by will76
but what if google spiders it? IS google liable because you didn't have a link to that page on your public site?

It's like leaving your window open in your house, IF you dont want people to stand on the sidewalk and peak in then you should shut your curtains. It certainly is not a hack. Hacking someone is breaking in. Accusing someone of hacking when all they did was post an open link is liable IMO. I am not the sueing type but i would counter sue someone's ass off if I was in Fris' position.

I believe (my opinion only here), that once the url is posted in a public area (such as a webpage which is searchable by Google for example), its now public information. Whether or not these urls were public knowledge before fris' post is the interesting part.

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