On 10 Jul 2007 22:40:09 -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > Germany is passing some new laws regarding cybercrime that might affect > security professionals.
""" Q: I have heard from multiple sources that one of the worst aspects of the new laws was that security tools such as nmap (a port scanner), would become illegal. Just having them on your computer will be enough. Is it true? Every detail about this topic would be appreciated... Marco Gercke: The risk is there. Unlike Art. 6 of Convention on Cybercrime, Paragraph 202c Penal Code does not limit the criminalisation to tools that are primarily designed to commit certain computer crimes. Therefore it will be necessary to wait for the first verdicts. It is very likely that the courts will limit the application of the software with the result that the possession without link to criminal activities will not be punished. """ this bullshit has already brought the end of phenoelit and ROCKate. more to come, surely. "very likely to limit application to criminal activities" doesn't give much confidence in the face of a government antagonistic toward security research and privacy enhancing technology. http://www.phenoelit.de/202/202.html http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/Jul-2007/msg00044.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
