Many accusations hold, though, no water.
Firstly, a proxy service is NOT illegal. Using it to bypass security setup IS illegal.
It's mostly interpretation of the law that you guys are up in arms about.
Even a in-depth knowledge of the Uni's network security would mitigate bypassing it quite easily.
Take for instance him having that knowledge. He finds security holes in the system, although never using them himself, he posts his findings on a personal website. Obviously, not hosted by the Uni. He never mentions the network or clues as to where it is. He gives that it's for security reasons, he's a white hat.
BUT, some people happen upon it from the university, some students. They use this information to bypass the security measures in place. The IT folk happen to find that some people are bypassing security and end up finding the site has some info related to how to do this.
Simply, though, he can't be fined/punished by his findings. Not more than the man who invented the gun for everyone who's been killed by one.
It's a similar case. Just because he has a personal site that has ways of bypassing a certain type of security doesn't mean he should get in trouble for it. Nor do the laws stipulate that to be true.
He's not at fault for his actions and he could keep the site up legally. If your university's network is so easily bypassed with a simple proxy your begging to be bypassed and hacked.
Anyone who wants will just find the many thousands just like his and use that information instead. So instead of punishing a student, find ways to fix the whole and thank him for his ingenuity.
.... such political bullshit.
