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> He further discloses that he is affiliated with Microsoft/LinkedIn. This is not correct. I assume you are referring to: "There are degrees, of course; at on
by rocqua 9y ago
> He further discloses that he is affiliated with Microsoft/LinkedIn.
This is not correct. I assume you are referring to:
"There are degrees, of course; at one end of the spectrum you have the likes of Microsoft and Amazon using data breaches to better protect their customers' accounts."
However, that text only contains a link [1] to a blog post about how companies (like Microsoft and LinkedIn) go and look for this data by themselves. Nowhere is it stated that Troy helped them, or even that anyone discussed such help.
I agree that it is scary that someone has this data, but I see very little that is dangerous about how Troy uses it. The worst complaint I have is not at first marking the furries leak as sensitive.
[1] https://www.troyhunt.com/random-thoughts-on-the-use-of-breach-data/ https://www.troyhunt.com/random-thoughts-on-the-use-of-breac...
- akerl_ 9y agoI suspect the connection to Microsoft was drawn from this on the site’s about page: “I'm Troy Hunt, an Australian Microsoft Regional Director and also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Developer Security. I don't work for Microsoft, but they're kind enough to recognise my community contributions by way of their award programs which I've been an awardee of since 2011.”
- feelin_googley 9y agoCorrect. It was a poor choice of words. s/affiliated with/an evangelist for/ The implication here is that he may see fewer problems with Microsoft or its subsidiaries, e.g. LinkedIn, having access to stolen personal data than another user who may take a different view of these companies, for a variety of reasons. I am implying he has a high opinion of Microsoft. Contrary to the other commenter's interpretation, I am not implying he shares data with any companies under some special arrangement or assists them in locating dumps. Of course, given his comments that he believes these companies only use such data to protect users, it seems reasonable to imagine that he might not have any ethical issues with doing that.