I started R'ing TFA and thought the title of the post was just editorialising, until I got to this: "The proposal also targets tools used to commit offences: t

I started R'ing TFA and thought the title of the post was just editorialising, until I got to this: "The proposal also targets tools used to commit offences: the production or sale of devices such as computer programs designed for cyber-attacks, or which find a computer password by which an information system can be accessed, would constitute criminal offences." I've known numerous sysadmins who regularly run a password cracker over their login database, so that they can warn people who have weak passwords. This helps out the individuals concerned and increases the overall security of the system, yet it looks like this would become a criminal offence as a result of this bill.