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Publishing Exploit Code Ruled Illegal In France

Posted by timothy on from the trying-to-think-with-cervelles-braisees dept.

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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  1. not surprising by oskillator · · Score: 0, Troll
    I'm not at all surprised, considering that France is a police state.

    I hear it's one of the more pleasant ones in general, but personally I'd rather not accidentally step on a maladjusted cop's toe whilst visiting the Louvre and later find that he searched my hotel room on a whim, and found the book of prostitute phone numbers the previous tenant left there, leaving me to somehow prove to the courts that it isn't mine.

  2. Re:Debugger forbidden... by winkydink · · Score: 0, Troll

    Especially since Richard Stallman i sknown for having such a firm grasp on reality.

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    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  3. Free speech? by AstroDrabb · · Score: 1, Troll
    Doesn't France have free speech rights? I thought the USA was getting bad with slowing taking rights away from citizens and giving them to the government or corporations. It seems like France just beat out the USA IMO.

    It looks like the rest of the world has pretty much caught up with the USA. France denies free speech, the EU bows to big corps and OKs software patents, AU is considering fines for people or corporations if they use the Internet to incite or promote suicide methods.

    Is there any decent government left in the world?

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    If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land,
    it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison