Thursday, January 24, 2008

Software Theft

In an article from last year (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/technology/23oracle.html?_r=1&oref=slogin) software company Oracle claimed that its main competitor SAP had stolen copyrighted software and confidential information by hacking into their computer systems. Breaking into computers that you have no right accessing, or hacking, is a very serious crime. As millions of dollars worth of information or even currency may be stolen, it should be treated no less severely than any grand theft. Since the invention of computers and networks hacking has always been a problem. Everything from advancements in computer security to punishments carried out by law should be done to prevent hacking in the future.

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