Submission + - Germany Bans "Hacking Tools" (theregister.co.uk)
Sfing_ter writes: "This may be a bit late but German lawmakers have decided to ban "hacking tools", fta:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/30/garmany_an ti-hacking_law/
"Updates to Germany's computer crime laws banning so-called 'hacking tools' have been criticised as ill-considered and counterproductive.
The revamp to the German criminal code is designed to tighten definitions, making denial of service attacks and attempts to sniff data on third-party wireless networks, for example, clearly criminal. Attacks would be punishable by a fine and up to 10 years imprisonment."
Sysadmins will be hard pressed to not break the law inadvertently. How long before our sena-tards and congre-tards in the US try something like this? Would Ted Stevens allow a pipe-wrench to be used on the tubes?
When Hacking Tools are banned only hackers will have Hacking Tools.... :)"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/30/garmany_a
"Updates to Germany's computer crime laws banning so-called 'hacking tools' have been criticised as ill-considered and counterproductive.
The revamp to the German criminal code is designed to tighten definitions, making denial of service attacks and attempts to sniff data on third-party wireless networks, for example, clearly criminal. Attacks would be punishable by a fine and up to 10 years imprisonment."
Sysadmins will be hard pressed to not break the law inadvertently. How long before our sena-tards and congre-tards in the US try something like this? Would Ted Stevens allow a pipe-wrench to be used on the tubes?
When Hacking Tools are banned only hackers will have Hacking Tools....
