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dgramop
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Hello!
I am building an ethical hacking/penetration testing product that can easily be abused to invade other's privacy. They are intercept internet traffic in a given network, along with other functions (like voice recording etc.). It's sold so that people can learn to counteract these kinds of attacks. There are plenty of companies that do similar things, like Rapid7 (Metasploit) as just one of the many examples. They sell software, while I sell (or at least plan to sell) hardware. There are plenty of penetration-testing-software-selling companies that stay legal, but will my device stay legal?
Assuming I put a disclaimer (I.E. "educational purposes only") and have people agree not to abuse the product, including abusing by installing it somewhere they are not allowed to. If someone were to purchase this product, after agreeing not to abuse it then abuses it, or purchase the product, and later sell it to someone who then abuses it, would I be liable?
Could I get sued for aiding/abetting a crime?
Should I require them not to resell the device, or should I require them to have people who buy the product read the terms?
Best,
D
I am building an ethical hacking/penetration testing product that can easily be abused to invade other's privacy. They are intercept internet traffic in a given network, along with other functions (like voice recording etc.). It's sold so that people can learn to counteract these kinds of attacks. There are plenty of companies that do similar things, like Rapid7 (Metasploit) as just one of the many examples. They sell software, while I sell (or at least plan to sell) hardware. There are plenty of penetration-testing-software-selling companies that stay legal, but will my device stay legal?
Assuming I put a disclaimer (I.E. "educational purposes only") and have people agree not to abuse the product, including abusing by installing it somewhere they are not allowed to. If someone were to purchase this product, after agreeing not to abuse it then abuses it, or purchase the product, and later sell it to someone who then abuses it, would I be liable?
Could I get sued for aiding/abetting a crime?
Should I require them not to resell the device, or should I require them to have people who buy the product read the terms?
Best,
D