Ashley Madison Hack Creates Ethical Conundrum For Researchers
"Jennifer Granick, a law professor at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that the legal questions around the hack are still murky, but a few things are clear. Researchers using this data would not, she said, be guilty of any federal crime, because they are not involved in any way in the hack itself. She said a researcher who downloaded the data might theoretically run afoul of their state's statute on possession of stolen property. Read more about Ashley Madison Hack Creates Ethical Conundrum For Researchers