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Is it permitted to steal information from a non-Jew or from a Jew via the internet?

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Question

Is it halachically permitted to steal information from a non-Jew via the internet in a way that he does not know that anything was stolen from him? And is it permitted to steal information from a Jew via the internet?

Answer

Shalom and blessings 

It is forbidden to steal information, whether from a Jew or from a non-Jew. 

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