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The legal aspects of honeypots were discussed a lot when they became popular. Just two examples: https://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/honeypots-are-they-i

The legal aspects of honeypots were discussed a lot when they became popular. Just two examples: https://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/honeypots-are-they-illegal https://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/honeypots-are-they... https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Yurcik/publication/3955168_Internet_honeypots_protection_or_entrapment/links/0deec53b570e0f0b3e000000.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Yurcik/publicat... And they are still discussed, for example in the light of the new EU laws: https://jis-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13635-017-0057-4 https://jis-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/articles/10.118...

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And they show quite well you can't have the cake and eat it. For example, Spitzner suggests displaying a banner... With all due respect, it's ridiculous. The whole point of this game is to make the attacker believe they're attacking the real system, not to make sure they "waive their privacy rights." I don't think anyone serious about really analyzing the behavior of attackers would ever care about these things. What is more dangerous is if a honeypot is used to attack another resource and you're sued by the owner, for example. It's really hard to avoid breaking a couple of eggs, no matter how you try.