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Hope this wouldn't be prosecutable as hacking?


It is, but more likely he’ll get fired by his current employer which according to his Twitter profile is Yelp.


Fired? If Yelp has any sense, they’ll add this as a feature. “Ice Cream Available” status on all McDonalds Yelp pages.


You don't willingly fuck with Ronald's lawyers. The soulless Muppets are brutal even when dealing with Hippies.

Imagine what they would bring down on a semi-legitimate business like Yelp.


Federal and state [1] (depending). Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984. Easy to prosecute, jury wont understand anything. The penalties are horrific Related, Terminator (1984) was also released during this year.

https://casetext.com/statute/kentucky-revised-statutes/title...




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