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isn't it illegal for a German to post on how to crack passwords ?

• sathyabhat 16y ago
  Why ?
  • mthoms 16y ago
    In Germany, linking to illegal material can be considered a crime itself, for example linking to pirated software/media. http://www.webtvwire.com/linking-law-expert-dr-stephan-ott-talks-about-linking-to-pirated-video/ http://www.webtvwire.com/linking-law-expert-dr-stephan-ott-t... IANAL but I suspect the OP feels the same laws could be applied here.
    • konad 16y ago
      No. Germany (and the UK) applied the American drafted European legislation that says it is illegal to distribute software that could be used to break into computers. http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/567 http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/567 http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_german_hack.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_german_hac... This has had a chilling effect already for instance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_%28software%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_%28software%29 On September 2007, to comply with new German laws regarding distribution of hacking tools to the public, THC stopped making the program available.
      • sathyabhat 16y ago
        I see. I was not aware of this, thanks for the details.