http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46844-1.html By William Jackson GCN.com 08/07/08 LAS VEGAS - Information technology security research can be dangerous work, no matter what color hat you wear. News of security flaws is almost always unwelcome, and not only do you have to worry about criminals and hackers, there are also software companies, the courts and law enforcement agencies to watch out for. "Sometimes the owners of the products don't like the message" being sent by researchers, said Jennifer Granick, an attorney and civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). "Security research often operates in a hostile environment, and the law often gives companies ammunition to use against researchers." At the foundation's booth at the Black Hat Briefings security conference this week, staff members are answering researchers’ questions about the legal ramifications of their work as they negotiate a minefield of patent and copyright laws. "It's a heavily regulated, uncertain area of the law," Granick said. "It is complicated and vague, and there have been some bad decisions." [...] __________________________________________________ Visit Defcon Pics - Defcon Memory Repository http://www.defconpics.orgReceived on Tue Aug 12 2008 - 23:24:55 PDT
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