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I don't trust this. How many administrations and ruined lives did it take? Why did it take so long?

• mindcrime 4y ago
  Not only that, but as merely a change in policy, as opposed to a change in the actual law, it's more or less alterable on a whim. A new administration, or even this administration could reverse this at the drop of a hat. So it's not exactly something to rely on to any tremendous degree.
  • throwaway742 4y ago
    Yep you could do something in good faith and so long as the statute of limitations aren't up you could still end up getting prosecuted years later.
  • glitcher 4y ago
    Exactly, and this point is even illustrated in the final words of the last sentence of the announcement: "The new policy replaces an earlier policy that was issued in 2014, and takes effect immediately."
• tptacek 4y ago
  I don't know. How many lives did it ruin? How many people in the US have been charged under CFAA for doing security research?