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I'm really curious about if the act of injecting a backdoor into OSS software is legal/illegal ? Are they somehow in the clear unless we can show they actively

• mnau 3y ago
  Probably depends on criminal code a country. Mine does (EU country): > Section 231 Obtaining and Possession of Access Device and Computer System Passwords and other such Data > (1) Whoever with the intent to commit a criminal offence of Breach of secrecy of correspondence [...] or a criminal offence of Unauthorised access to computer systems and information media [...] produces, puts into circulation, imports, exports, transits, offers, provides, sells, or otherwise makes available, obtains for him/herself or for another, or handles > a) a device or its component, process, instrument or any other means, including a computer programme designed or adapted for unauthorised access to electronic communications networks, computer system or a part thereof, or > b) a computer password, access code, data, process or any other similar means by which it is possible to gain access to a computer system or a part thereof, shall be sentenced .. (1 year as an individual, 3 years as a member of a organized group)
• Culonavirus 3y ago
  The way I see it: People are being charged for their speech all the time. Especially outside the US, but even in the US. And code is speech. And that is even before all the hacking/cracking/espionage laws get involved. There's a reason all the (sane) people doing grey/black hat work take their security and anonymity extremely seriously.