Topic Crime: "Hacking"

a. Some people argue that a hacker who defaces a Web page of a government entity such as the White House, Congress, or Parliament should receive harsher punishment than a hacker who defaces a Web page of a private company or organization. Give some arguments for and against this view

b. The term of use of the website for a major concern ticket seller prohibit automated purchases. Should a person who used a software program t purchase a larger number of tickets be prosecuted for exceeding authorized access to the site? why or why not?

c. Identify several issues raised by this scenario: SomeoneinCaliforniapostsonamazon.comaverycriticalreviewofanewbookwrittenby a British author. The review says the writer is an incompentent fool without a single good idea; he cant even express the bad idea sclearly and probably did not graduate from grade school; he should be washing dishes in stead of wasting paper and the readers time.The author files a lawsuit for libel in England agaist the reviewer and Amazon.