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German Hacker Tool Law

 Today in Germany the "Hacker Tool Law" goes into effect. With the official name of Paragraph 202C, it states that it is illegal to possess, use, produce, or distribute a "hacker tool".   A few things to immediately note:

1.  Once again, someone is trying to introduce protection, or the illusion of it, by enforcing Draconian measures vs. using awareness and education.
2. They fail to understand the role that hackers (vs."crackers") have historically played in the development and understanding of technology.
3. Contrary to popular belief, America is not the only place with constipated legal tendencies.  And this is the historically industrious Germany, no less!

Like the article alludes, I probably have a number of tools in my possession that, although harmless, would likely put me in violation of such a law.

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