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> I logged into a few of those accounts

Unethical and probably illegal. You just admitted to logging into someone else's account without their permission. At the very least you probably violated Twitter's terms.



If I never signed up for a twitter account and only signed into one for the first time using these leaked passwords, I haven't agreed to any terms of service.


Doesn't matter, still illegal.


Depends where you are, US laws don't apply to the whole world

(and even in the US it is much more nuanced. logging in and doing nothing with a public username and password is really in the grey area).


Technically, no. Effectively, yes they do.

The only restriction on US law is how hard we want to push other governments to enforce them.


login to my account: hackernews@mailinator.com:bacon123

is that a crime?


I have a startup idea, show plaintext username and password on my website for every website i registered, and if somebody logged in using them sue them for money. I will give lawyer 50%. profit and vacation. :D


You've given everyone permission so no, it's not a crime.


That silly password is a crime.




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