Lets-get-arrested JavaScript prank

Lets-get-arrested project In Japan, a schoolgirl was caught by the police for putting a link to a website with an endless loop of alert in JavaScript like this: while (1) { alert("!"); }

A screenshot of a webpage titled “Lets-get-arrested project” claims that a schoolgirl in Japan was arrested for linking to a website containing an endless JavaScript alert loop. The joke is that an irritating, technically simple prank is treated as a serious crime, making it a reaction to malicious or obnoxious programming tricks. EN: A screenshot of a webpage titled “Lets-get-arrested project” claims that a schoolgirl in Japan was arrested for linking to a website containing an endless JavaScript alert loop. The joke is that an irritating, technically simple prank is treated as a serious crime, making it a reaction to malicious or obnoxious programming tricks.

• @ithueti / 700 2019-03-09