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cows_are_underrated@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

illegally gaining access to a computer system

This is also The legal Definition applied in Germany (with the only difference being, that in Germany it is "gaining access to a system not meant to be accessed). The problem with this is, that everyone who finds security breaches is at threat to be punished for it, even if they ethically disclose it. There have been various cases of ethical hackers receiving fines for disclosing security vulnerabilities.

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