Timeline for Should I include controversial achievements in my resume?
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| Aug 28, 2017 at 22:50 | comment | added | mutt | Also, I'm not the only answer that has utilized the term "borderline illegal". | |
| Aug 28, 2017 at 22:49 | comment | added | mutt | Laws are made every day on perceived morality, so to say illegal has nothing to do with morality doesn't make sense. Killing would be "borderline illegal" if it was an accident as sometimes you may be innocent in self defense and sometimes it would still be manslaughter. The advice to "avoid" things that appear borderline by broadcasting yourself like "I'm a killer, but I was found in the right" paints one in a certain light. Thus it's scoped to "paint in a certain light" someone who is willing to "hack other people's code for play". It matters how it is mentioned regardless of legality. | |
| Aug 28, 2017 at 22:37 | comment | added | bye | Borderline illegal has nothing to do with morality, nor that it's illegal in some countries (Alcohol sales aren't borderline illegal just because some countries outlaw it, nor is there anything "borderline illegal" about legalised prostitution in countries such as Holland just because some people don't like it). I'd be surprised if any countries outlaw people writing code to help them cheat at games. Warnings should probably stick to pointing out potential differences of opinion as to the right/wrongness of such code rather than attempt to provide misguided and incorrect legal advice. | |
| Aug 28, 2017 at 0:40 | comment | added | mutt | @DrEval Borderline is a way to say it may be prosecutable in some countries, but we are offering legal advice as this site is not made for that. Maybe there is a better way to say it, but the ethical/legal line is being ridden here which is the point. | |
| Aug 27, 2017 at 21:57 | comment | added | bye | I'm enjoying all this "borderline illegal" business. Presumably here "borderline" is being used as a substitute for "not". Perhaps Kevin Mitnick should not be his background as a successful hacker when touting for work penetration testing? | |
| Aug 22, 2017 at 17:09 | history | answered | mutt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |