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Security Example 1: Looking At Other Peoples' Files You hear from an acquaintance about a security hole in a computer you both use that allows her to look at other peoples' files. Before you report the hole, you want to make sure it actually exists. Should you try to find it? Yes, you're not actually trying to break into anything and system manager would appreciate the extra help. No, I should just report the possible security hole to the system manager.

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