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Publishing Exploit Code Ruled Illegal In France
Dexter writes "A French Court has condemned the security researcher Guillame Tena for publishing a security vulnerability in the Viguard anti-virus software of Tegam. This ruling makes the publication of security vulnerabilities and their proof of concept through reverse engneering illegal in France."
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Of how France is going down the toilette. I say we return the Statue of Liberty back to them... with precedents like these, they need it more than we do. Who's with me?
Did we really expect the French to do anything else?
Without someone holding their hands, have the French done anything right?
Please, read the articles before commenting. As usual on Slashdot, the news is misleading : he was not condemned for releasing exploit code, but simply for software piracy (the antivirus copy he had used was not legitimate).
God, root, what is difference ?
If only this law were around during the time of the Maginot Line, probably the most famous French security exploit of all time.
I was wondering why the first comment was defending what normally on slashdot would be considered censorship with 1,000's of post about how it's bad. Then i realized it wasn't the american government so it can't be bad.
Be it Bill Gate's money, or Saddam Hussein's money. They French don't care. They'll take it.
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Heck, they might as well sell their integrity, too. That's all they've got left now that they've sold their UN Security Council votes.
I really do
The tried and true French method of "stick your head in the sand, and hope it will go away on it's own."
I like you, Stuart. You're not like everyone else, here, at Slashdot.
Why didn't you just write . How hard is it for people to read the second line under the submit button?
it's france. who cares?