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Unless it's totally 100% obvious that the code/act described in the question is illegal in the majority of countries, leave politics and legal issues out of Stack Overflow. There might be questions that give corporate folks a legal headache, but if that happens, I assume they will take action directly. That's the exception to the rule. The general rule is:

Assume good faith for all users on the site. Making different topics in our field taboo is something that will not pay off in the long run. A likely scenario could be a question regarding the DeCSS code for breaking encrypted DVD movies. DeCSS is legal in a lot of countries (Norway to name one), but violates the DMCA in the US. Depending on your beliefs and/or location, you should feel free to refrain from answering, but don't downvote or flag the question.

See also: What to do when I suspect a person is asking questions to become a cracker?

Unless it's totally 100% obvious that the code/act described in the question is illegal in the majority of countries, leave politics and legal issues out of Stack Overflow. There might be questions that give corporate folks a legal headache, but if that happens, I assume they will take action directly. That's the exception to the rule. The general rule is:

Assume good faith for all users on the site. Making different topics in our field taboo is something that will not pay off in the long run. A likely scenario could be a question regarding the DeCSS code for breaking encrypted DVD movies. DeCSS is legal in a lot of countries (Norway to name one), but violates the DMCA in the US. Depending on your beliefs and/or location, you should feel free to refrain from answering, but don't downvote or flag the question.

See also: What to do when I suspect a person is asking questions to become a cracker?

Unless it's totally 100% obvious that the code/act described in the question is illegal in the majority of countries, leave politics and legal issues out of Stack Overflow. There might be questions that give corporate folks a legal headache, but if that happens, I assume they will take action directly. That's the exception to the rule. The general rule is:

Assume good faith for all users on the site. Making different topics in our field taboo is something that will not pay off in the long run. A likely scenario could be a question regarding the DeCSS code for breaking encrypted DVD movies. DeCSS is legal in a lot of countries (Norway to name one), but violates the DMCA in the US. Depending on your beliefs and/or location, you should feel free to refrain from answering, but don't downvote or flag the question.

See also: What to do when I suspect a person is asking questions to become a cracker?

Unless it's totally 100% obvious that the code/act described in the question is illegal in the majority of countries, leave politics and legal issues out of Stack Overflow. There might be questions that give corporate folks a legal headache, but if that happens, I assume they will take action directly. That's the exception to the rule. The general rule is:

Assume good faith for all users on the site. Making different topics in our field taboo is something that will not pay off in the long run. A likely scenario could be a question regarding the DeCSS code for breaking encrypted DVD movies. DeCSS is legal in a lot of countries (Norway to name one), but violates the DMCA in the US. Depending on your beliefs and/or location, you should feel free to refrain from answering, but don't downvote or flag the question.

See also: What to do when I suspect a person is asking questions to become a cracker?

Unless it's totally 100% obvious that the code/act described in the question is illegal in the majority of countries, leave politics and legal issues out of Stack Overflow. There might be questions that give corporate folks a legal headache, but if that happens, I assume they will take action directly. That's the exception to the rule. The general rule is:

Assume good faith for all users on the site. Making different topics in our field taboo is something that will not pay off in the long run. A likely scenario could be a question regarding the DeCSS code for breaking encrypted DVD movies. DeCSS is legal in a lot of countries (Norway to name one), but violates the DMCA in the US. Depending on your beliefs and/or location, you should feel free to refrain from answering, but don't downvote or flag the question.

See also: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/33495/what-to-do-when-i-suspect-a-person-is-asking-questions-to-become-a-cracker

Unless it's totally 100% obvious that the code/act described in the question is illegal in the majority of countries, leave politics and legal issues out of Stack Overflow. There might be questions that give corporate folks a legal headache, but if that happens, I assume they will take action directly. That's the exception to the rule. The general rule is:

Assume good faith for all users on the site. Making different topics in our field taboo is something that will not pay off in the long run. A likely scenario could be a question regarding the DeCSS code for breaking encrypted DVD movies. DeCSS is legal in a lot of countries (Norway to name one), but violates the DMCA in the US. Depending on your beliefs and/or location, you should feel free to refrain from answering, but don't downvote or flag the question.

See also: What to do when I suspect a person is asking questions to become a cracker?