$50,000 bounty for hacker who helped catch cheating lovers

[M4F]

$50,000 Bounty

"...The FBI says Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara ran a website offering customers a way to "catch a cheating lover" by sending spyware masquerading as a greeting card.

Opening the card downloaded the malware on to the recipient's computer and recorded keystrokes and messages.

The agency has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24868420

 

[Aardvark154]

Don't you think that the issue is the illegal interception of electronic communications, not that those purchasing the software from him suspected their spouses of cheating.

 

[spraggamuffin]

That could come in very handy for something criminal like stealing credit card information, which I imagine it would be used more for than catching cheaters.

 

[HEYHEY]

so if he does it then its illegal, but if the NSA does it then its all good?

10-4

 

[M4F]

Don't you think that the issue is the illegal interception of electronic communications, not that those purchasing the software from him suspected their spouses of cheating.

According to the article, Both Carlos and the 1,000 customers who purchased his "catch a cheating lover" software were charged with illegal interception of electronic communications.
Suspicion of cheating was used as the hook to bait 1,000 customers that were also charged.

 

[M4F]

so if he does it then its illegal, but if the NSA does it then its all good?

10-4

LOL...The NSACIA don't need to sell malware to you to snoop.