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sue him for what? Discovering an exploit without disclosing the details?



It depends on the country, but in France for instance, there is a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a 15000€ fine just for "fraudulently accessing a data processing system", or trying to do so even if you don't succeed.


And they'll prove that without knowing what the exploit is?




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