---
id: 3701
title: "Legally Blind and Deaf - How Computer Crime Laws Silence Helpful Hackers"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/legally-blind-and-deaf-how-computer-crime-laws-silence-helpful-hackers"
published_at: "2015-05-20T15:04:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "hackerone", "cfaa", "advocacy", "dmca", "law-policy"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3701"
lang: en
---

# Legally Blind and Deaf - How Computer Crime Laws Silence Helpful Hackers

## Summary

Computer crime laws like the CFAA and DMCA chill friendly security research, HackerOne argues, urging reform so hackers can report flaws without fear and companies welcome disclosure.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2015-05-20T15:04:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/legally-blind-and-deaf-how-computer-crime-laws-silence-helpful-hackers
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3701