Not exactly hacking but definitely violating TOS collecting data on users. Trying to figure out a) if they'd even care, b) if it would help/hurt to put on resume and bring up in possible on-site interviews, and c) if it could possibly get me in trouble of some kind... legal, blacklisted, etc. I think it would be compelling to bring up since there were many technical challenges involved and if a role doing what we did existed at said company I'd take it in a heartbeat. In my particular case it was many years ago and part of a research project while at school. The study done was very cool (imho) and the only relevant information we stored were user ID numbers (not chosen IDs), their connections, and what "network" they were a part of so not malicious in anyway. The target was to produce a paper for a conference and I did bring up concern to my professor multiple times that I thought we should ask for permission first - his response was you just say sorry later... Thoughts?
Automatic no-hire imo.
To expand on this, there is nothing more important than the care of user data. If you are violating policy related to it while outside the company there is no way in hell I'm giving you a chance to do even more from the inside.
Outsiders don't have a duty of care to this data. I don't think it translates that work done for research while outside translates to breaching that duty on the inside.
I disagree. He/She knew there was a policy about how the data is used and collected. He knowingly broke it. Why wouldn't I assume he or she would do the same thing in the future?
Shit scraping happens all the time and working on it demonstrates aptitude or interest in a way that translates to a positive signal for us I would be willing to discount the fact that they were doing something Bad. Actually hacking on the other hand...
If you have to ask, the answer is no.
I kid was sent to federal prison for "hacking" a website for simply incrementing the id in a public URL and recording the users' names that appeared. be careful. The people you have to explain yourself to probably know nothing about computers
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I can theoretically see how it is a positive, but I would not mention it. I've met a lot of engineers who have no regards for "trivial" things like licenses and TOS and they are not good professional engineers. Just because you have aptitude and interest in the business doesn't make you worth managing if I think you will do something illegal or even in the gray zone
Do you know how many times a day you do something illegal?
On the job? Hopefully none. Don't k ow about yahoo but we try to stay legal here. I take your point that we all speed for example so yea I'd be a horrible police officer, but part of being a professional engineer is knowing the laws that govern what you do and following them.
thats not hacking.
Collecting user data without their permission? Thats a good cultural fit in any big silicon valley company
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