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New UK Legislation Must Protect Good-Faith Hackers

bugcrowd.com | blog | #vulnerability-disclosure | #policy | #ethical-hacking | #computer-misuse-act | #uk | #legal-protection

Summary

Bugcrowd's CEO argues the UK's 33-year-old Computer Misuse Act needs reform: hacking is still technically illegal there, leaving ethical hackers unprotected despite policy encouraging their work.
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