On Monday 30 April 2007 12:31:30 pm Michael L Torrie wrote: > Giving one's username and password to > another is tacit approval for another to do anything they want in his > or her name. There is no legal mechanism for this, as in power of > attorney, but most courts would likely find the owner somewhat > culpable.
Giving out your username/password to someone is like giving them the keys to your home or car. They can do anything they want with that power. Usually, however, we give some kind of verbal permission with that power (feed my pet, go get something out of the car, etc.). If the person you trusted with the key goes out and does something stupid, then that's your fault for giving him/her the key. Same stuff happens here with username/passwords: they are simply electronic keys. If you have the right key, the door will unlock. At that point we really can't tell the difference between who really used the key unless you start using some kind of biometric (something you are). -- Alberto Treviño [EMAIL PROTECTED] CID Testing Center Brigham Young University -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
