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Who  ·  3474 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: MIT Students Battle New Jersey's Demand for Their Bitcoin Miner’s Source Code

So, what we have here is a javascript bitcoin mining snippet.

This is speculation, but I presume the legal response is due to their code being usable for less than legitimate purposes. This "tidbit" could run on any page, without the user's knowledge.

Without a prompt, disclaimer, or some form of user interaction - it could be seen as a browser exploit of sorts. Imagine the returns of a large visitor base.