Chilling effects on security research

An interesting old snippet I pulled from my drafts for the sake of a current research project.

Vulnerability research may bring fortune, fame, expensive cars, or lawsuits, jail time, and humorless agents in dark suits.

Granick from the front lines of legal scholars

Schneier weighs in “Interesting essay, and interesting comments. And here’s an article on the essay.

 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/25/…

“Remember, full disclosure is the best tool we have to improve security. It’s an old argument, and I wrote about it way back in 2001. If people can’t report security vulnerabilities, then vendors won’t fix them.

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