It’s two different things being argued about: the legal term “hacking” vs the every day language term, which I believe implies something more specific than “unauthorized access”, something where technical or social skills were used to gain that access.
That’s the parallel I was trying to draw by mentioning the word “hotwiring” instead of “stealing”. It would be like if the legal term for stealing a car was “hotwiring”.
That said, I did see that the OP of this tangent is actually trying to argue the “this isn’t illegal” angle rather than the difference between legal terms and broader language terms.
I agree this falls under the legal definition of hacking, but I also agree with those basically saying that this falls outside of the way they think the term should be used. It waters down its meaning.
It’s two different things being argued about: the legal term “hacking” vs the every day language term, which I believe implies something more specific than “unauthorized access”, something where technical or social skills were used to gain that access.
That’s the parallel I was trying to draw by mentioning the word “hotwiring” instead of “stealing”. It would be like if the legal term for stealing a car was “hotwiring”.
That said, I did see that the OP of this tangent is actually trying to argue the “this isn’t illegal” angle rather than the difference between legal terms and broader language terms.
I agree this falls under the legal definition of hacking, but I also agree with those basically saying that this falls outside of the way they think the term should be used. It waters down its meaning.