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New law in Belgium allows "ethical" hackers to hack Belgian companies without their permission. The law requires hackers to report any vulnerabilities they find within 72 hours of discovering them. "You can't just test the security of a system and then say nothing about it afterwards."

Hackers also are prohibited from asking for a bounty "otherwise it is the same principle as asking for a ransom."

"There are more than 3,000 ethical hackers in Belgium. They will be able to see whether the data of an average citizen is properly secured. If the government comes up with a corona app, ethical hackers can now legally test it."

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