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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction.......
Posted on July 22, 2007 at 03:31:43 AM by d1

They dont have to admit error at all, there is no law that forces them to, even if wrong. Who wants to put in writing for all to see that you screwed up in such a major way? It is clear from the filing that they prosecuted

for revealing the vulnerability, they specifically said that they were wro...

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The government does not admit error lightly 2003-10-16
Anonymous
I smell civil suit, go get them!...

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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction 2003-10-16
Ben (2 replies)
This is big. With all of the full-disclosure discussions going on, the government saying that just saying that there is a flaw isn't illegal is HUGE.

Everyone on those mailing lists and the security researchers should thank McDanel....

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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction 2003-10-16
Anonymous1
Egregious enough to sue for lost wages ?...

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Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction 2003-10-17
Anonymous
According to an latimes article, he was not allowed to work (partly due to dirty tricks) for 3 years. Maybe he will eventually get a job again :/

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-squirrel16oct16,1,1837317.story?coll=la-home-todays-times

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