Tuesday, 14. August 2007
Topic: WEB - on August 14, 2007 at 12:26:00 PM CEST
German sites close, as anti-hacking law arrives
Security researchers in Germany continued to pull down exploit code from their sites last week, scrambling to comply with a German law that makes illegal the distribution of software that could be used to break into computers.
The German law -- referred to as 202(c) -- went into effect on Sunday. Many experts have complained that the language of the law is very unclear, but a strict reading appears to make illegal the distribution, sale and possession of security tools which could be used to commit a crime.
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