Loki Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) In todays "FFS-WTF are they doing, what a bunch of cocks" news, its seems that to make IT systems "safer" they're making pentesting illegal.Dont all face palm at once. :|http://www.europarl....riminal-offence Edited March 30, 2012 by Loki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loveless Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Reminds me of this:/>http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Mar/315Maybe I should start writing my tutorials like this: "Please do NOT place a breakpoint at 00401305, because that would be the OEP, and we most certainly DON'T want to go there BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kao Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Such news make me want to relocate to some peaceful tropical island which has no such insane lawmakers.. I wonder how good is internet connection in The Seychelles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurapica Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 kao, you can drop by the middle east any time, the only rule here is "There are no rules" also I'm sure you will love camel racing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killboy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 What's the deal with all the lock picking tools? They're all legal, mind you. You can pull out the same argument here... what if I lost my password and need to hack back into my own software In general, most politicians don't seem to be aware that cause != effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kao Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 @Killboy: depends very much on the state where you're in. In some states you'll get a fine, in some states only licensed locksmiths are allowed to own them (see: http://en.wikipedia....ng#Legal_status) The proposal also targets tools used to commit offences: the production or sale of devices such as computer programs designed for cyber-attacks, or which find a computer password by which an information system can be accessed, would constitute criminal offences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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