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Slashdot: Gov. Parson Says He Believes Prosecutor Will Bring Charges Against Reporter For Using 'View Source'

Gov. Parson Says He Believes Prosecutor Will Bring Charges Against Reporter For Using 'View Source'
Published on December 31, 2021 at 01:00AM
Gov. Mike Parson this week expressed his opinion the Cole County prosecuting attorney would bring charges in the case of a Post-Dispatch reporter who alerted the state to a significant data vulnerability. From a report: "I donâ(TM)t think that'll be the case," Parson said when asked what he would do if the prosecutor didn't pursue the case. "That's up to the prosecutor; that's his job to do." Parson referenced a state statute on computer tampering, which says a person commits the offense if they "knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such authorization" modifies or destroys data, discloses or takes data, or accesses a computer network and intentionally examines personal information. "If somebody picks your lock on your house -- for whatever reason, it's not a good lock, it's a cheap lock or whatever problem you might have -- they do not have the right to go into your house and take anything that belongs to you," Parson said.

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