> By that same logic, it seems like an SMS exploit targeting a handset could make you liable to AT&T as well.
This seems fine to me. Take a different common carrier like the US post office - using the mail to carry out a crime can lead to the additional (and oft-prosecuted) additional crime of mail fraud.
This seems fine to me. Take a different common carrier like the US post office - using the mail to carry out a crime can lead to the additional (and oft-prosecuted) additional crime of mail fraud.