If you have a codebreaker you shouldnt need to hack the DB at all. Thats the point of the Codebreaker. It needs to have some form of value. Yeah DeusEX I hear what youre saying. I realise you meant the "mules" people create for just this kind of thing. I was just thinking about the rest of the population. My main is a spy but my first love (no joke) was my PE. I tend to be biased towards them because I loved (and still do) my PE the most. I look at everything through the eyes of the Private Eye I guess and see if he would be excluded from whatever skill is attempting to be created because ultimately its one more thing he can just about manage if it is implemented correctly, or not if he is not. It tempers my thoughts so to speak.
You are correct in the alt business but people will ALWAYS do this if there is the opportunity. If you stick a faction sympathy requirement on it then people will just do their recycle missions to achieve that sympathy. I have no problem with any of this as I feel it is a legitimate way to play as no rules are being broken. I just think if there are capped runners (probably more of them than 0/2 mules) then they need to be included in said mechanic also.