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Writing software that gets used for crime has been.. a crime, for a long time. See 18 U.S. Code § 1030.


Are you sure you have that right? Chrome and curl have probably been used in a _lot_ of crimes?


Think of it more like writing a wormable exploit. If you unleash something like that, you will be found criminally liable, even if you didn't personally approve every machine getting popped.




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