<div>In some states in the US it is illegal to do it even if you do have permision. That is if you are not a licensed Private Invenstigator. In Georiga for instance it is a misdemeanor and about to become a felony if you do any kinds of foresnic invenstigation without being a Private Investigator whether you have permision or not. And people have been sued in Civil court over it. It's already in some states and spreading.
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<p><a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/399/1">http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/399/1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/fulltext/hb1259.htm">http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/fulltext/hb1259.htm</a></p>
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<div>and Here is a link about the case where the person was sued</div>
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<p><a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/167">http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/167</a></p></div>
<p>Ducki3</p>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/1/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Nightfall Nightfall</b> <<a href="mailto:danzigfour@gmail.com">danzigfour@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Is it illegal if I perform a vulnerability scan on a site without<br>permission from the owner? How about a simple port scan? thanks..
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