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After court fines expert, researchers who reverse-engineer software to discover flaws can no longer legally publish their findings.
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Without 3rd parties actively hunting for flaws, the exploiters are the only one who will benefit. It is hard enough for software comapnies to fix found flaws, but nearly impossible for them to hunt them out themselves.
Without 3rd parties actively hunting for flaws, the exploiters are the only one who will benefit. It is hard enough for software comapnies to fix found flaws, but nearly impossible for them to hunt them out themselves.
Robert
--Chaouki Bekrar, security consultant"
Unless someone out there wants those flaws to exist. France is dealing with a different mind set. Either they see the world through rose colored glasses or someone needs to get pushed out. They shouldn't allow that behavior.
- France once again proves they have no connection to the real world
- by aabcdefghij987654321 March 9, 2005 1:51 PM PST
- Why is it always France?
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- What do you expect from a....
- by March 9, 2005 2:28 PM PST
- What do you expect... they eat snails!
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- Not just France - DMCA anyone?
- by Rusdude March 11, 2005 1:02 PM PST
- Do I really need to say more?
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- Their kidding right?
- by March 21, 2005 7:10 AM PST
- "How can a researcher publish a vulnerability, if he can't study the software's structure?
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(10 Comments)Robert
--Chaouki Bekrar, security consultant"
Unless someone out there wants those flaws to exist. France is dealing with a different mind set. Either they see the world through rose colored glasses or someone needs to get pushed out. They shouldn't allow that behavior.