Finally the Whitehat Holocaust begins! Germany is great.
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:52:21 -0400 Thierry Zoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dear List, >You may or may not have noticed but a lot of German companies and >researches have pulled their tools from their website in fear of >litigation. > >We are fed up with the ambiguity and confusion surrounding Germany >controversial new anti-hacker law and n.runs AG decided to put the >law >to the test, we reuploaded the BTCrack (Bluetooth Cracking tool) >and >futhermore added a new Item, the source code to the Linux port for >immediate download. [1] > >The law, which took effect Aug. 10, mandates fines or prison >sentences >for any person who violates 202a or 202b "by providing access to, >selling, acquiring, leaving at the disposition of someone, >distributing >or otherwise making accessible" passwords or access control >information. >It also outlaws computer programs whose purpose is solely >criminal. > >N.runs hopes its actions will encourage other German security >firms and >researchers to put their security tools and research back online >as >well. "The current confusion and uncertainty is affecting everyone >around here," Jan Münther (CTO) says. > >"Germany is most certainly not becoming a safer place because of >these >laws." > > >More Information about the motivation behind this move and more >insight >is available through Dark Reading : >http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=134646&WT.svl=news1_ >2 > >[1] http://www.nruns.com/_en/security_tools.php >PS. The link know really points to a file... > > >Regards, >Thierry Zoller - Security Engineer >Fingerprint 9180 F9C9 A0EF BDA3 C46A BFEB B149 0FE4 3AFC 9B09 > >-- >n.runs AG >Registergericht Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, HRB 10399 >Nassauer Straße 60 >61440 Oberursel >mobil +49 151 5500 2771 >phone +49 6171 699-0 >fax +49 6171 699-199 >web http://www.nruns.com > >Aufsichtsrat: Vorstand: >Horst Marscholek (Vorsitzender) Andreas Bruns (Vorsitzender) >Ulrich Caspar Alexander Kersting Donald Lee -- Track employee hours, payroll, schedules and more! Click here for more information. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/Ioyw6h4dKTalY2KByYKBEtPhPCynUWZI9RmR8FhJ6XhzmWB4ilgIEw/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
