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Is this a PoC bug bounty type of deal, or "here's a neat tool that can beat reCaptcha" type of deal? Seeing a bunch of comments about wanting a browser plugin t

Is this a PoC bug bounty type of deal, or "here's a neat tool that can beat reCaptcha" type of deal? Seeing a bunch of comments about wanting a browser plugin that exploits this, but I'm wondering if that would be legal or not after reading (from HN several weeks ago) about the ticket scalpers who automated TicketMaster's site and were charged with fraud. The case isn't exactly analogous, but it's close enough to make me wonder. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-man-who-broke-ticketmaster https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-man-who-broke...

tyingq 10y ago
They did, indeed, get charged with wire fraud, and entered guilty pleas[1]. The EFF and others were pretty dismayed with this, and felt it should have been a civil, and not criminal matter. Since that time, Congress also passed a "Bots Law" that specifically spells out gaming online tickets as "treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act." [2] I suspect this opens a door for larger fines as well. [1] https://www.wired.com/2010/11/wiseguys-plead-guilty/ https://www.wired.com/2010/11/wiseguys-plead-guilty/ [2] https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3183 https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/318...