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Why companies project this idea that it is wrong that people ask to be compensated fairly for their hard work? The culture of exploitation of engineers is sicke
by intricatedetail 5y ago
Why companies project this idea that it is wrong that people ask to be compensated fairly for their hard work? The culture of exploitation of engineers is sickening.
- sircastor 5y agoBecause it’s hard to distinguish between someone who’s trying to help you be more secure and someone who’s trying to extort hush money out of you for an error in your code. It’s not hard to read it as “we don’t negotiate with terrorists”, and Apple (or Google or Amazon…) know people think they have deep pockets
- Teever 5y agoDoes the difference really matter provided that the bug bounties are paying market rates for the bugs that people submit?
- selfhoster11 5y agoWhat does it matter what the reporter's motivation is? The fact is, you have an unpatched vuln in your code, and you either pay up to discover more, or it blows up in your face an indeterminate amount of time later.
- jjeaff 5y agoYou mean they know people know they have deep pockets.