[Infowarrior] - HP Drops Support For Hacking Competition As Wassenaar

[Richard Forno]

HP Drops Support For Hacking Competition As Wassenaar Arrangement Continues To Make Computing Less Safe

from the things-will-get-worse-before-they-get...-worse dept

An international agreement to treat certain software as weaponized is well on its way towards making computing less safe. Recent changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement -- originally crafted to regulate the sale of actual weapons -- have targeted exploits and malware. The US's proposed adoption of the Arrangement expands on the definitions of targeted "weapons," threatening to criminalize the work done by security researchers. While the Arrangement will likely have little effect on keeping weaponized software out of the hands of blacklisted entities, it could easily result in a laptop full of security research being treated like a footlocker full of assault weapons.

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150907/11423632186/hp-drops-support-hacking-competition-as-wassenaar-arrangement-continues-to-make-computing-less-safe.shtml

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