Editing Wassenaar Arrangement (section)

== 2013 amendments ==

In December 2013, the list of export restricted technologies was amended to include Internet-based surveillance systems. New technologies placed under the export control regime include "intrusion software"—software designed to defeat a computer or network's protective measures so as to extract data or information—as well as [[Internet protocol suite|IP]] [[Computer and network surveillance|network surveillance]] systems.

The purpose of the amendments was to prevent Western technology companies from selling surveillance technology to governments known to abuse human rights. However, some technology companies have expressed concerns that the scope of the controls may be too broad, limiting security researchers' ability to identify and correct security vulnerabilities. [[Google]] and [[Facebook]] criticised the agreement for the restrictions it will place on activities like [[penetration test]]ing, sharing information about threats, and [[bug bounty program]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brandom|first=Russell|date=20 July 2015|title=Google says controversial export proposal would make the world 'less secure'|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/20/9005351/google-wassenaar-arrangement-proposal-comments|website=The Verge|access-date=2015-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=28 July 2015|title=Wassenaar rules are not the right direction |url=https://www.facebook.com/uspublicpolicy/posts/1047027321981746|publisher=Facebook Public Affairs|via=Facebook|access-date=2015-07-30}}</ref> They argue that the restrictions will weaken the [[computer security|security]] of participating nations and do little to curb threats from non-participant nations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Cory|date=21 July 2015|title=Cyber industry assails anti-hacking regulations|url=https://thehill.com/regulation/cybersecurity/248579-cyber-industry-assails-anti-hacking-regulations/|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=2015-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brandom|first=Russell|date=22 May 2015|title=The international rules that have the security world on alert|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/22/8644185/wassenaar-arrangement-export-zero-day-research|website=The Verge|access-date=2015-07-30}}</ref>