Software is SO different to a gun... you can't really compare them. Real people will die in most cases when a gun is misused, only electrons are disturbed (in the great majority of cases) if you misuse a hacking tool.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Not EcksKaySeeDee <noteckskaysee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Re: Use of a disclaimer on these sort of tools (i.e., those that can harm > and/or be used for good). > > Wonder if any gun dealer applied something similar in their shop, or for > that matter, in a hardware store under the hammer section. > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Andres Riancho <andres.rian...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi. As w3af's project leader I've not received any legal threats over >> the seven years this project has been alive. >> >> Only a couple of months ago, and just to be sure, I added this >> disclaimer which users need to accept to run the tool. >> >> DISCLAIMER = """Usage of w3af for sending any traffic to a target >> without prior mutual consent is illegal. It is the end user's >> responsibility to >> obey all applicable local, state and federal laws. Developers assume >> no liability >> and are not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this >> program.""" >> >> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Bryan Bickford <br...@unhwildhats.com> >> wrote: >> > Greetings >> > >> > I am a security researcher who is working on a project in my free time, >> > without going into details - the project will end with a powerful tool >> > being publicly released. >> > >> > Obviously most cyber security tools have the potential for abuse. What >> > sort >> > of legal hurdles (if any) do you need to overcome to protect yourself >> > when >> > releasing software along the lines of metasploit? >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list >> > http://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure >> > Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/ >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrés Riancho >> Project Leader at w3af - http://w3af.org/ >> Web Application Attack and Audit Framework >> Twitter: @w3af >> GPG: 0x93C344F3 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list >> http://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure >> Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/ > > -- Andrés Riancho Project Leader at w3af - http://w3af.org/ Web Application Attack and Audit Framework Twitter: @w3af GPG: 0x93C344F3 _______________________________________________ Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list http://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/
