US won’t prosecute ‘good faith’ security researchers under CFAAJessica Lyons Hardcastleon May 20, 2022 at 00:07 The Register
Well, that clears things up? Maybe not.
The US Justice Department has directed prosecutors not to charge “good-faith security researchers” with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) if their reasons for hacking are ethical — things like bug hunting, responsible vulnerability disclosure, or above-board penetration testing.…