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'Responsible Disclosure' Draft Could Have Legal Muscle
Mark Rasch, 2002-03-11

A proposed Internet standard would dictate how researchers report and vendors close security vulnerabilities. Ignoring it could be risky for either side.

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'Responsible Disclosure' Draft Could Have Legal Muscle 2002-03-16
Keith
In fact people can be held legally liable with or without a technical standard on disclosure, in any virtually jurisdiction worldwide.

Even an unsuccessful lawsuit can punish the respondent (defendant) because of the costs involved in defending him/herself.

A standard on disclosure would do m...

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