US Files Criminal Hacking Charges Against Chinese Military Officials
This is one of the oddest legal proceedings, the US Government filing criminal charges against Chinese military officials for hacking into private business websites.
Initially, I do not see any upside to the case but unlimited downside. It is mind-boggling this is being pursued.
Does US law control the world? On the forum when legal issues come up it doesn't matter where someone is located - the discussions is almost always about US law. One reason is that only the US tries to enforce its laws worldwide. When was the last time you heard of another country trying to extradite a US citizen for violating their laws? (Particularly when the person has never been to their country) On the other hand, the US does it regularly. In Sacramento, California, government officials successfully extradited someone from Pakistan/Afghanistan to the US, now rotting in a US prison, for selling drugs. The FTC regularly sues those in foreign countries for violating US law if they sell any product to US citizens. How would you feel if you were home in Kansas selling products online and were suddenly seized and taken to China for a criminal trial because you broke some law in China?
Should the US government be in the business of suing for private property interests? If a private company is hacked shouldn't they be the one taking legal action? This is similar to the US government seizing foreign website domains who are showing the Super Bowl without permission. Why should the government be carrying the NFL's water? When will the feds carry my water against sites ripping off my content?
There is zero chance China will turn over their military officials to the US for prosecution. So what's the point?
On the other hand, there will certainly be retaliation from China. It has already happened, with more to come.
Will China indict US officials based on Snowden's documents for hacking and spying on China? Will the US send its officials to China for prosecution?
Since we are talking about military officials, isn't this by definition some type of warfare? Isn't to be expected? Instead of fighting World War II, wouldn't it have been easier if we simply indicted Hermann Goring, Hitler's military leader?
Most important of all, how do I get the US government to go after all those Chinese, Russian and other spammers littering my email and blogs with garbage posts linking to fraudulent sites?
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Initially, I do not see any upside to the case but unlimited downside. It is mind-boggling this is being pursued.
Does US law control the world? On the forum when legal issues come up it doesn't matter where someone is located - the discussions is almost always about US law. One reason is that only the US tries to enforce its laws worldwide. When was the last time you heard of another country trying to extradite a US citizen for violating their laws? (Particularly when the person has never been to their country) On the other hand, the US does it regularly. In Sacramento, California, government officials successfully extradited someone from Pakistan/Afghanistan to the US, now rotting in a US prison, for selling drugs. The FTC regularly sues those in foreign countries for violating US law if they sell any product to US citizens. How would you feel if you were home in Kansas selling products online and were suddenly seized and taken to China for a criminal trial because you broke some law in China?
Should the US government be in the business of suing for private property interests? If a private company is hacked shouldn't they be the one taking legal action? This is similar to the US government seizing foreign website domains who are showing the Super Bowl without permission. Why should the government be carrying the NFL's water? When will the feds carry my water against sites ripping off my content?
There is zero chance China will turn over their military officials to the US for prosecution. So what's the point?
On the other hand, there will certainly be retaliation from China. It has already happened, with more to come.
Will China indict US officials based on Snowden's documents for hacking and spying on China? Will the US send its officials to China for prosecution?
Since we are talking about military officials, isn't this by definition some type of warfare? Isn't to be expected? Instead of fighting World War II, wouldn't it have been easier if we simply indicted Hermann Goring, Hitler's military leader?
Most important of all, how do I get the US government to go after all those Chinese, Russian and other spammers littering my email and blogs with garbage posts linking to fraudulent sites?
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