DMCA updated – toaster penetration test ing gets green light in America
"Joseph Harris joe9438-/[email protected] [ebook-community]" <[email protected]> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:42:06 +0000
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Exemption allows security research, for two years at least
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/toaster_penetration_testing_green_lighted/
" "The new temporary exemption is a big win for security researchers and
for consumers who will benefit from increased security testing of the
products they use," said Aaron Alva, Tech Policy Fellow at the Federal
Trade Commission, in a blog post
<https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2016/10/dmca-security-research-exemption-consumer-devices>.
"Security researchers still have to abide by the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act. In addition, the terms of the exemption specify that
reverse-engineering or deobfuscating code must be "carried out in a
controlled environment designed to avoid any harm to individuals or the
public." "
"Furthermore, any information gained from such activity must be used to
promote the security of the type of device on which the code runs or the
security of the people using the device. And the fruits of such research
must be maintained in a way that avoids facilitating copyright
infringement.
" "So, if you meet all of the requirements, this temporary exemption
allows you to test a connected toaster to assess the risk that an
attacker might cause your bagel to combust or remotely monitor your
toaster pastry habit," Alva said. "But, of course, it does not authorize
anyone to steal a toaster, hack into a neighbor's toaster, or set
toasters on fire in close proximity to flammable materials." "
"For its part, the EFF would prefer to see the entire DMCA rulemaking
process burn to the ground. "DMCA 1201, and the rulemaking process,
create unconstitutional restraints on speech, and need to be struck down
by a court or fixed by Congress," said Walsh.
"The EFF filed a lawsuit
<https://www.eff.org/cases/green-v-us-department-justice> to do just
that in July."
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/toaster_penetration_testing_green_lighted/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/toaster_penetration_testing_green_lighted/</a><br>
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" "The new temporary exemption is a big win for security researchers
and for consumers who will benefit from increased security testing of
the products they use," said Aaron Alva, Tech Policy Fellow at the
Federal Trade Commission, in a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"
href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2016/10/dmca-security-research-exemption-consumer-devices"
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researchers still have to abide by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In
addition, the terms of the exemption specify that reverse-engineering
or deobfuscating code must be "carried out in a controlled environment
designed to avoid any harm to individuals or the public." "<br>
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"Furthermore, any information gained from such activity must be used to
promote the security of the type of device on which the code runs or
the security of the people using the device. And the fruits of such
research must be maintained in a way that avoids facilitating copyright
infringement.
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"So, if you meet all of the requirements, this temporary exemption
allows you to test a connected toaster to assess the risk that an
attacker might cause your bagel to combust or remotely monitor your
toaster pastry habit," Alva said. "But, of course, it does not
authorize anyone to steal a toaster, hack into a neighbor's toaster, or
set toasters on fire in close proximity to flammable materials." "<br>
</p>
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"For its part, the EFF would prefer to see the entire DMCA rulemaking
process burn to the ground. "DMCA 1201, and the rulemaking process,
create unconstitutional restraints on speech, and need to be struck
down by a court or fixed by Congress," said Walsh.</p>
<p
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,FreeSans,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The
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target="_blank" rel="nofollow"
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