Security News

The DMCA and its Chilling Effects on Research
2018-04-16 11:46

The Center for Democracy and Technology has a good summary of the current state of the DMCA's chilling effects on security research. To underline the nature of chilling effects on hacking and...

DMCA Exemptions Lift Hacking Restrictions (Threatpost)
2016-11-03 19:25

White hat hackers can hack cars, medical devices and home IoT devices without fear of running amiss of DMCA laws that prevent reverse engineering.

DMCA Exemptions Updated (October 28 31, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-11-01 19:27

US DMCA rules updated to give security experts legal backing to research (ZDNet)
2016-10-31 11:42

DMCA updated toaster penetration testing gets green light in America (The Register)
2016-10-28 23:12

Crypto guru Matt Green asks courts for DMCA force field so he can safely write a textbook (The Register)
2016-09-30 23:06

EFF Files Lawsuit Challenging DMCA’s Restrictions on Security Researchers (Threatpost)
2016-07-21 17:18

EFF says security researchers are impinged by DMCA laws that prevent reverse engineering software to find security flaws.

DMCA and the Internet of Things (Schneier blog)
2015-12-29 12:08

DMCA Ruling Ensures You Can't Be Sued For Hacking Your Car, Your Games Or Your iPhone (Forbes)
2015-10-27 20:36

US regulators grant DMCA exemption legalizing vehicle software tinkering (ArsTechnica)
2015-10-27 17:36