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40 years in prison is way out of proportion, guilty or not. Are there black hats in the US currently serving this kind of sentences?


USA is famous for "You face 65248 years in jail, unless you plead guilty and agree to time served and 18 months probation."

But if he wrote the trojan and if a lot of people had their life turned upside down (identity theft and credit report issues aren't fun) I don't see why he shouldn't go to jail, for quite a while.



Aaron Swartz all over again.


Oh my, please no...




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