On the one hand, Mangham definitely didn't have prior authorization. His actions were illegal, regardless of his intentions.

On the other hand, Facebook's long-term security has been dramatically weakened. Now, anybody who finds a vuln in Facebook isn't going to report it for fear of doing jail time.

Sounds like a fuck-up for everyone involved.

Exclusions The following bugs aren't eligible for a bounty (and we don't recommend testing for these): Security bugs in third-party applications (e.g., http://apps.facebook.com/%5Bapp_name%5D) Security bugs in third-party websites that integrate with Facebook Security bugs in Facebook's corporate infrastructure Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Spam or Social Engineering techniques

So if I disclose all your bank password, would that make me immune ? I agree in part, but it is a problem. If as a delivery dude, I find your key under the front door mat, can I make a 1000 copies and drop them off all over the city with your address to teach you to be safer ? I am genuinely asking, I don't have the answer. If I simply return your key, and you keep putting it under the mat, then what do I do.

The ISS is in LEO because NASA was INCAPABLE of building a space shuttle that could achieve higher orbit! Because it had to have WINGS so it could land with secret military payloads at designated airfields in the continental USA.

So the AMERICANS crippled the INTERNATIONAL Space Station. It should have been in higher orbit to start with then it would last longer, but NO the Americans had to have it their way. Hopefuly the Chinese won't make the same dumb mistakes.

Despite the fact that most American news media refer to it as 'The NASA Space Station" It is, in fact, not exclusively a NASA space station. Its correct title is "ISS" which stands for "International Space Station".

NASA is just one partner of many on this project.

THIS IS A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPUTER SYSTEM. This computer system, including all related equipment, networks and network devices (specifically including Internet access), are provided only for authorized U.S. Government use. DoD computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability and operational security. Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized DoD entities to test or verify the security of the system. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. All information, including personal information, placed on or sent over this system may be monitored. Use of this DoD computer system, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal or adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes.

And this article wasn't talking about the space shuttle. In fact the word "shuttle" doesn't exist in either the summary or the article.

Ordinarily, this plasma absorbs and reflects radio waves at communications frequencies, leading to a few tense minutes during the re-entry of manned vehicles such as the shuttle.