This is a case where the German legislation did surpass US laws in stupidity. In Germany there is the so called Hackerparagraph § 202c which provides for the pr

This is a case where the German legislation did surpass US laws in stupidity. In Germany there is the so called Hackerparagraph § 202c which provides for the procurement and distribution of access codes to access protected data, as well as the production and use of tools which are useful for this purpose as a criminal offense. I am astonished by the amount of comments here who do believe that this kind of legal proceeding against software tools would help to improve security. Do you really want to live in a world where you have to hide a nmap CD somewhere in your backyard. And no, that is not another situation, as it impossible to draw a line.