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Hackers, Lawyers, and the Security Research Legal Defense Fund

Duration: 43min 35sec Type: Panel (discussion) Playlist: 145 of 146 in Defcon
A DEF CON 31 panel discussing the legal risks faced by security researchers. Speakers share real cases where hackers were sued or prosecuted for vulnerability research and disclosure.

They explain what legal support looks like in practice and introduce the Security Research Legal Defense Fund — an initiative создан to help researchers who need legal protection.