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Is it allowed to request software that breaks a service's terms of service (TOS)?
We do not enforce agreements between third parties - and we shouldn't set that precedent.
You're free to downvote, comment, and refrain from answering, but it's unlikely that any moderation action ...
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Can/should we recommend software that might be illegal (at some places)?
It is irrelevant whether software is/can be illegal, because that is defined by local authorities. As a user, I can't determine where an asker lives and which laws he should follow.
Furthermore, any ...
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Asking questions about potentially "bad" software?
helping someone with a task that could turn out to be, somewhat of a malicious task, is that something we should answer here in our community?
“That could turn out to be (…) malicious” is not a ...
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Are questions regarding password cracking on-topic?
Yes, such questions are on-topic as long as they fulfill our usual requirements.
there are legitimate uses of password crackers, e.g. when you have forgotten your own password or when testing the ...
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Is it allowed to request software that breaks a service's terms of service (TOS)?
Youtube prohibits downloading videos or converting them to mp3 AFAIK and youtube-dl is very popular software that does that. The OP could argue that he wants to use it on websites other than youtube ...
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Is my question permitted (saved game editor)?
We don't, and shouldn't attempt to, enforce civil agreements between third parties or laws of any country. It's impossible to do consistently and accurately - turns out there are lots of countries ...
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Are questions regarding password cracking on-topic?
Knowledge is always good, whether learning how to crack passwords, how to write malware, how to do phishing. Maybe you are a computer security student, or an ethical hacker. Maybe you are just curious....
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