Intent, what a silly thing to base a law off of. The "intent" in which someone decides someone else did something can be manipulated to fit their liking. The only person who truely knows the intent is the person doing said action.

Sure, it may be obvious that a rootkit was made with bad intent. But there are still valid reasons for making/owning/using one. Same with guns. It may be obvious that guns/bullets with armor piercing abilities are made with bad intent, yet there are guns/bullets out there which have these properties and do not require any kind of permit to make/own/use. Pretty much all the argument for keeping armor piercing guns/bullets hold true for rootkits.

Some people just like to have these guns/bullets, they are collectors. Same with rootkits/code.

Some people use them for research, they learn from them. Same with rootkits/code.

Some people enjoy using them legally on their own property. Same with rootkits/code.

Just because a majority of people use something for bad does not mean we should make it illegal. America was built apon concidering the little guy when making choices.

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