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This paper discusses full disclosure, the necessity of legitimate network scanning, and the results of criminalizing security research and information. Overreactions to harmless activities not crossing legal boundaries are leading to a scenario where anyone acquiring basic information about a system needs to be afraid about potential consequences.

This paper discusses full disclosure, the necessity of legitimate network scanning, and the results of criminalizing security research and information. Overreactions to harmless activities not crossing legal boundaries are leading to a scenario where anyone acquiring basic information about a system needs to be afraid about potential consequences.