I'm not sure if you are responding to me or not - tough to tell from the indent - but, I really am interested in people's viewpoints - no ulterior motive here.
Some people would say typing in their own article ID values into a URL bar is unauthorized, but not illegal. Some people would say that typing username ID values to get personal email addresses, is unauthorized, but probably not illegal. Some people might say writing a script to enter all combinations of userids to get username/email addresses on HN is illegal, but probably not a felony.
I was genuinely interested in hearing what people had to say, as I trust our audience here, and let their opinions shape mine.
Some people would say typing in their own article ID values into a URL bar is unauthorized, but not illegal. Some people would say that typing username ID values to get personal email addresses, is unauthorized, but probably not illegal. Some people might say writing a script to enter all combinations of userids to get username/email addresses on HN is illegal, but probably not a felony.
I was genuinely interested in hearing what people had to say, as I trust our audience here, and let their opinions shape mine.