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Yeah but that cost has to be passed on at some point to an end consumer. This move from Apple makes people like me, working with human rights defenders and jou
by secfirstmd 7y ago
Yeah but that cost has to be passed on at some point to an end consumer.
This move from Apple makes people like me, working with human rights defenders and journalists, happy.
Why?
Because it drives up the costs for the NSO Groups, Hacking Teams and Gammas of this world. They either pass on (and take a hit reducing their revenue/internal capacity) or drive up their costs (making it harder for crappier regimes to afford
/ reducing the frequency that high end exploits will be used.
- codyb 7y agoThat seems like a pretty valid viewpoint. The higher the cost, the less people with access, and the more likely people go with Apple’s offer. Besides that, earning a 1 million dollar reward for cracking the iOS kernel is probably a nice ticket to a pretty well paying gig at some security firm.
- swagasaurus-rex 7y agoRight. Being able to claim (with proof) that you collected on a $1,000,000 bounty, from Apple no less, makes you massively more employable no matter where in the world you live.