Draft Convention on Cybercrime

Fyodor, nmap enthusiasts-

I was just wondering how you guys feel about the Draft Convention on Cybercrime being circulated throughout roughly 40 countries for approval (including the US)? In it, certain "Illegal Devices" are banned entirely, the definition of which encompasses utilities such as nmap (Article 6).

you can check out the first revision of the treaty here:
http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/projets/cybercrime.htm

Matt
Received on Jun 02 2000