[FYI] 'Super-DMCA' fears suppress security research

["Axel H Horns" <axel.h.horns@gmx.net>]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/30231.html

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'Super-DMCA' fears suppress security research  

By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus  

Posted: 14/04/2003 at 10:16 GMT  

Steganography and honeypot expert Niels Provos may risk four years in 
prison by completing his Ph.D., writes Kevin Poulsen, of 
SecurityFocus.  

A University of Michigan graduate student noted for his research into 
steganography and honeypots -- techniques for concealing messages and 
detecting hackers, respectively -- says he's been forced to move his 
research papers and software offshore and prohibit U.S. residents 
from accessing it, in response to a controversial new state law that 
makes it a felony to possess software capable of concealing the 
existence or source of any electronic communication.  

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