[cabaalis]

If anyone from there reads the parent, they should know they have created an atmosphere where the worry of possible prosecution over responsible disclosure has the potential to scare away the best minds in our country from picking at these systems.

That just means the best minds from other, potentially less friendly countries, will do the picking. I doubt they will responsibly disclose.

[smsm42]

I personally don't comprehend how these people are taking such a huge risks. Once bureaucrat wakes one morning in the wrong mood and your life is ruined at least for the next decade, maybe forever. Why would anyone do it - just for the thrill of it? I don't think they even got paid for it?

[newscracker]

I’m not sure any country’s bureaucracy really appreciates responsible disclosures that make the government’s systems look very poorly designed. There is always the risk of being classified as an enemy agent/criminal depending on who’s reading the report and their own biases.