Re: a long response to a Short note on new Laws

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>]

At 11:02 AM 7/8/98 -0400, Adam Shostack wrote:
>       Which is to say that new and budding security experts will
> have to work out of sight of the law to learn the tricks that make
> them 'recognized professionals.'
>
>       So, until someone is a recognized professional, they work in
> the underground with the paragons of ethics to be found there.
>
>       I don't think the CSI is ready to properly qualify
> professionals, never mind the Government.

The draft bill with the research exemption does not define 'recognized
professionals'.  It does list several criteria that can be used, such as
employment, education, training, etc.  (I can't find that draft on 
the Web, and my hardcopy is in my office.)

That notwithstanding, it's a thoroughly bad bill, including the
draft 'compromise' I've seen.