The_UT went to jail because his Gonzales m8 kindly supplied irc logs of their chats to the fed // not for coding a tool. The jury recused the "not knowing" defense strategy on that base.
[[ J Roger ]] possibly emitted, @Time [[ 28/04/2010 00:48 ]] The Following #String > jail. > > According to the following (dated) Wired article, > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/stephen-watt/ Stephen Watt got > screwed because he supplied his friend with a software tool he wrote and > his friend used it to commit a crime. > > Had Stephen released his tool to the public (with as much or as little > fanfare as he liked) would he still have gone to jail? > > He could make a good argument for legitimate uses of his tool as well. > It would be useful for anyone performing a PCI penetration test in > compliance with PCI DSS 11.3 > > Remember kids, sharing is caring (that you not spend the next 2 years in > federal prison) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
