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 from:
Steve 
| reply to Sebastian
Re: Myspace's problem
I have to disagree. Yes, MySpace bears some responsibility, but the hosting provider where the phished information ends up has a responsibility to act when they are advised of what's going on.
A close but not perfect analogy would be if stolen goods were showing up in a pawn shop. Even if the pawn shop owner really didn't know the items were stolen when the thief began pawning them, as soon as he's shown that they are indeed stolen, he can not plead ignorance or maintain that he has no responsibility to do anything to assist in catching the thief.
To return to the MySpace situation, the Web hosting company owners also need to realize that, if this incident prompts a criminal investigation, they could be charged with aiding and abetting the perpetrators of the crime. It's one thing if they didn't know what was going on, but as soon as they're told, they can't just ignore what's happening. If they're smart, they'd better be preserving as much evidence as they can and contacting an attorney because if this does get investigated, they're the first people the police will come to. |
