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Re:I found a security issue on a competitor, got fired and s... by borski on Thursday March 17, 2022 @01:59PM (#30714062)
Yeah, I’m not totally certain, and I suspect intent matters.

My example was that cracking a game is illegal, but releasing a cracker is much much worse.

And, again, IANAL.

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Re:I found a security issue on a competitor, got fired and s... by tptacek on Thursday March 17, 2022 @02:18PM (#30714265)
Part of it is that there's a specific law criminalizing copy protection bypasses (the DMCA), but it also includes an explicit exemption for security research.
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