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Submission + - Laws Threaten Web Researchers

Submitted by ancientribe on Friday June 08, 2007 @12:36PM

ancientribe writes: A new report from a Computer Security Institute (CSI) working group of Web researchers, computer crime law experts, and U.S. Department of Justice agents explores the effects of laws that might hinder Web vulnerability research. The report, which the group will present on Monday at CSI's NetSec conference, has some chilling findings about how fear of prosecution is muzzling some Web researchers from disclosing to Website operators security holes they find. The bad news is the laws may inadvertently hurt the ethical researchers and help the bad guys.

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=125 984&WT.svl=news1_1

Submission + - Congressman Who Took Money From RIAA/MPAA Says Con (consumerist.com)

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RFC

on Friday June 08, 2007 @11:22AM

RFC writes: "The RIAA's campaign contributions are hard at work this week as members of Congress threaten to cut off federal funding to educational institutions if they don't stop file sharing on their networks."

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