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Legal experts wary of MySpace hacking charges
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2008-05-16

On October 16, 2006, 13-year-old Megan Meier fled from her family's computer, distraught over the cutting comments of her supposed "friends" on MySpace. Twenty minutes later, the troubled teen was dead; she had hung herself in her closet.

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Legal experts wary of MySpace hacking charges 2008-05-16
Anonymous (2 replies)
"The indictment alleges that Drew obtained a MySpace account under a fictitious name, used the account to garner information from a juvenile, and used that information to torment, humiliate and harass that member -- all violations of the social-networking site's terms of service."

I want to know how this is "hacking"???

What this is - is Darwinism at its best. While it is sad that a life was lost over something so frivilous...if someone is willing to hold so much value in MySpace - that they are willing to kill themselves over it.

WE ARE ALL BETTER OFF FOR IT!

Prosecutors, why don't you go after someone who actually commited a crime. Like the girls parents for not providing emotional support enough to their emotionally weak child. They should have seen this coming!

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