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<blockquote data-quote="PenguinKing" data-source="post: 97667" data-attributes="member: 2817">Sure - if you can actually obtain all that information in the first place without going through illegal channels.Go right ahead. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />The comparison is a bit inapt, tho', because the legislation in question restricts any means of providing said information.&nbsp; I would be in violation of federal law were I to verbally communicate the means by which a given electronic security measure could be overcome - that's right, spoken word is covered.The law has certain other side-effects, too.&nbsp; For example, legally, I can't point out that a given OS or piece of software has a security hole, even for purposes of critique; if I don't back up my accusation, it's making false claims, and if I do back it up with evidence, I'm providing information on how to circumvent electronic security - either way I'm breaking the law.&nbsp;- Sir Bob.P.S. Nih!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PenguinKing, post: 97667, member: 2817"] Sure - if you can actually [i]obtain[/i] all that information in the first place without going through illegal channels. Go right ahead. ;) The comparison is a bit inapt, tho', because the legislation in question restricts [i]any[/i] means of providing said information. I would be in violation of federal law were I to verbally communicate the means by which a given electronic security measure could be overcome - that's right, [i]spoken word[/i] is covered. The law has certain other side-effects, too. For example, legally, I can't point out that a given OS or piece of software has a security hole, even for purposes of critique; if I don't back up my accusation, it's making false claims, and if I [i]do[/i] back it up with evidence, I'm providing information on how to circumvent electronic security - either way I'm breaking the law. - Sir Bob. P.S. Nih! [/QUOTE]

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