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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by uyhso8 on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:26PM (#14932428)
I don't think anyone would disagree with what you just said, but given the way prosecutors deal with "intent" sometimes, I think it would be easy for them to cross a line.

If you haven't already, listen to this podcast about Doug Williams and polygraphs: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/618/...

There's a lot of parallels and how issues of intent can get very grey.

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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by tptacek on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:27PM (#14932432)
They're required to prove intent at trial.
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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by travmatt on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:46PM (#14932601)
As I understand it this is the crux of the case - that the creation of such software isn't illegal, but sale with the intent to be used in the commission of a crime is. I understand the indictment is pretty barebones, so I wonder what exactly they are basing their allegations of intent on.
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