Telling the Truth About Defects in Technology Should Never Be Illegal
This is obfuscating the law. It’s not illegal to disclose anything, it’s illegal to hack (in certain circumstances). Nobody is getting prosecuted for disclosure, they’re getting prosecuted for hacking.<p>Now, maybe those forms of hacking should be legal. I’m sympathetic to their cause. But it’s disingenuous to frame this as disclosure being illegal.<p>As a side note, the post implies companies are using criminal sanctions as a threat to prevent disclosure - this is itself illegal extortion.