Posting leaked data
<p>Is it legal to publicly share leaked data (for example, twitter.com user emails, names, and passwords)?</p>

<p>Oh boy. There's a list of criminal charges that could be in someone's way if that happened. Assuming Canadian law, there are a couple offences coming to mind:</p>

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<li><p><em>Unauthorized use of a computer</em>. &sect;342.1 of the <a href="http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/" rel="nofollow">Criminal Code of Canada</a>:</p>

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  <p>Everyone is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years, or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, fraudulently and without colour of right,</p>
  
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    <p>(d) uses, possesses, traffics in or permits another person to have access to a computer password that would enable a person to commit an offence under paragraph (a), (b) or (c).</p>
  </blockquote>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p><em>Mischief in relation to computer data</em>. &sect;430(1.1) of the <a href="http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/" rel="nofollow">Criminal Code of Canada</a>:</p>

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  <p>Every one commits mischief who wilfully</p>
  
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    <p>(c) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with the lawful use of data;</p>
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</blockquote></li>
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