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The Laws of Full Disclosure
Federico Biancuzzi, 2008-02-26

Full disclosure has a long tradition in the security community worldwide, yet different European countries have different views on the legality of vulnerability research. SecurityFocus contributor Federico Biancuzzi investigates the subject of full disclosure and the law by interviewing lawyers from twelve EU countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, and the UK.

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Request for clarification of answer from UK contributor 2008-02-28
Anonymous
Hi, Peter Sommer's answer states:

"There is perhaps one further aspect of the law to consider: the means by which the security flaw was uncovered. The Council of Europe Cybercrime Treaty (to which the USA is a signatory),includes provisions against the use of "anti-hacking" tools"

I don't unde...

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