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That's the kind of retaliation I can get behind whole-heartedly :-)
by andreyf 10y ago
That's the kind of retaliation I can get behind whole-heartedly :-)
- ErikAugust 10y agoYeah, there would likely be a real net-positive to corporations trying to damage each other's credibilities via security disclosures. (No sarcasm - I believe it).
- xs 10y agoUnless, the retaliation is done by the NSA where they don't want any more of their precious 0 days getting leaked.
- CobrastanJorji 10y agoNSA guy #1: "Hey, Fred, Google released another Microsoft zero day. Those things cost us millions to buy. Can we punish Google somehow?" NSA guy #2: "Sure, let's release our Google zero day!" #1: "Oh, but didn't we spend millions on that?" #2: "Yeah, but it'll really screw up Google!" #1: "Okay, do it." Google: "Oh my, thanks for pointing out that exploit. We're so glad the NSA is getting back to its mandate to alert American companies and organizations when it had identified security holes. And....fixed. Let us know if you find any more!"
- bitmapbrother 10y agoThanks NSA! Where do you want us to send the bounty award to?
- user5994461 10y agoNo need, it's already been debited from your account.
- ComodoHacker 10y agoGoogle Project Zero: burning NSA budgets since 2014!
- VikingCoder 10y agoI feel like you might be sarcastic, but I really do think so.
- ErikAugust 10y agoNo sarcasm, I think so too.
- goodplay 10y agoIf they can't manage to fix a severe security hole within 90 days, I'd say that they deserve to have their credibility destroyed. I'm with GP on that we need more programs like project zero.
- benchaney 10y agoWe are going to make the world a better place out of petty spite!
- mtgx 10y agoYes, I'll happily support Microsoft finding bugs in all the Android devices on the market. No to mention it would be paid work anyway, considering the billions of dollars a year Microsoft is making extracting royalties for bogus patents from Android OEMs. Please get angry and do it Microsoft! Show Google how it's done.
- pjmlp 10y agoThe sad part is that the majority of Android users won't see those fixes anyway.
- user5994461 10y agoThat would be really really bad considering none of the Android OS get any update ever.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoAnd in that, we'd expose the hypocrisy of Google claiming 90 days is enough time to fix and distribute an update. ;) Since the majority of users of their OS don't get security updates at all.
- ClassyJacket 10y agoThe sad thing is, even the Pixel isn't getting updates from Google. They're still gated behind carriers and will still have these security holes. Google simply does not care about security on their phones.
- andreyf 10y agoThey care, just not as much as they would if it were their flagship product.