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A researcher bought noreply.net. Companies started sending him secrets. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

You do realize that by telling companies they have vulnerabilities, they're protecting the people whose information they store, right?

Do you really want him publicly releasing vulnerabilities so the company gets hacked?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago

    You do realize that you can't go 2 days in modern world without hearing about a giant sensitive dataset being exposed. So yes, more sunlight is needed for any chance of meaningful change These companies can choose to staff up and prioritize sarety, because they don't do that now obviously. They don't give a shit and it shows. And they don't really have to as long as well meaning folks politely do that work for them free of charge - not the IT work, the PR work of sweeping their misdeeds under the rug.

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