The EU's Cyber Resilience Act Could Have a Chilling Effect on Open Source Software Development

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• In letter to EU, open source bodies say Cyber Resilience Act could have ‘chilling effect’ on software development — Penalties for non-compliance may include fines of up to €15 million, or 2.5% of global turnover.
• Cyber Resilience Act