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		tripzilch on April 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU wants to criminalize "Hacking Tools" Well, if they'd be considering to outlaw selling 0days on the black market, that'd be a whole different discussion. My first intuition would be all for it, actually. Though there might be some consequences I haven't considered. For all I know that could already be illegal? Anyone?

ktizo on April 10, 2012 [–]

The problem is defining the black market.

Anyone with software affected by a 0-day is effectively a legitimate buyer of that bug.

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