Is Hari Prasad an ethical hacker and be set free?
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 01 September 2010, 15:12 IST
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Is Hari Prasad an ethical hacker and be set free?
Hyderabad: When V Hari Prasad, the man behind the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering fiasco, said he deliberately displayed the EVM number on the TV in order to show that the original machine was tampered with, was he at the right or wrong side of ethics? Should he be allowed to go scot free? Well he is not done yet. Prasad announced in a press conference that he would continue to fight his battle against the EVMs, which the Election Commission of India asserts are tamper-proof. Prasad added that he had done no wrong and had just highlighted the flaws in the EVMs. This came after he was arrested for the alleged theft of an EVM. He was kept in the police custody for eight days. While he denied stealing the EVM, he said, "someone came to me and asked me to show how an EVM could be tampered with." He claims that he returned the machine within 3-4 hours after displaying how the device can be tampered with and added that this was filmed and telecast on a private news channel. Prasad went on to request the techies of the nation to raise their voices and expose the EVM flaws. Reacting to his arrest, he said, "I am unfazed and instead I am more inspired to continue the battle against the vulnerablilty of EVMs and will be in continuous touch with the Election Commission of India (ECI)." While the mud slacking is expected to continue from the both sides, the question here is whether Prasad's action be taken under law, or will he be given the tag of an ethical hacker and set free?