I'm assuming Germany provides an example as to how tools will be treated.
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On 3/30/12 1:04 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:46:04 -0700, Vic Vandal said:
>> "Ethical" (the "E" in CEH) hackers would only attack systems that belong to
>> organizations that gave them written permission to do so. The new laws
>> would be
>> inapplicable to that scenario.
>
>>From the fine article's first paragraph:
>
> "Possessing or distributing hacking software and tools would also be an
> offence,"
>
> Got a copy of Metasploit or Nessus on your laptop? Better not visit the EU
> with
> that laptop in your possession. And what will pen-testers use to run
> pen-tests, if they can't have hacking software and tools?
>
> I don't know the exact wording proposed - "possession or distribution with
> intent to commit a crime" would be a heck of a lot easier to deal with. The
> devil
> is in the details. Consider that almost every car has a tire iron - and
> they're not
> weapons until you try to use them on something other than your own car's
> tires.
>
>
>
>
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