[jtaft]

How does this affect exploits?

[cmg]

From the article:

> The new law doesn’t apply to classified code, national security systems or code that would post privacy risks if shared.

[maxloh]

That sounds like a security nightmare. A single accidental exploit in one agency could easily spread to others reusing the same code.

Now, imagine if that exploit was instead intentionally planted by a foreign spy, targeting common use cases...

[treyd]

This is just another form of the "security through obscurity" argument used against foss in general. Many eyes make all bugs shallow.

[potato3732842]

That's my first thought. The NSA and CIA probably have all sorts of in-house developed source for all sorts of evil things that they sure won't be sharing.