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Written by Cory Doctorow on 2025-01-25 at 17:28

Tech's core regulatory proposition is "it's not a crime if we do it with an app." It's not an unlicensed taxi if we do it with an app. It's not an illegal hotel room if we do it with an app. It's not an unregistered security if we do it with an app. It's not wage theft if we do it with an app.

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Written by Lorraine Lee on 2025-01-25 at 17:52

And yet it is a crime if I reverse engineer an app? In times like these the ethical hackers are the black hats.

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