I have no idea about the global situation, but in Germany there was a lot of discussion when they introduced §202c StGb 15 years ago. - https://www.schneier.co

I have no idea about the global situation, but in Germany there was a lot of discussion when they introduced §202c StGb 15 years ago. - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_german_hack.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_german_ha... - https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__202c.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__202c.html However, it seems it is not about owning the tools, but rather about creating them.