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We should stop arresting hackers. We should pay them instead. Not just in officially declared bounty programs with specific conditions but anytime they break so
by qwerty456127 4y ago
We should stop arresting hackers. We should pay them instead. Not just in officially declared bounty programs with specific conditions but anytime they break something and tell us what and how. This is the only way we can build a reasonably secure digital ecosystem. If we don't, most of us will have their sensitive data leaked sooner or later.
- npteljes 4y agoThe largest problem with this is that when you pay someone for blackmail, there's nothing stopping them from blackmailing you again. Same with extortion, and frankly, same with this guy right in this case. Governments also don't negotiate with terrorists, you might have heard that before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_negotiation_with_terrorists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_negotiation_with_te... except when they do of course.
- nurettin 4y agoA lot of talented people get paid for white hatting. This guy just really really wanted to earn money as a criminal. You can also argue that he could have gone the bug bounty route if he could, but didn't have the skills.
- m000 4y ago> We should stop arresting hackers. We should pay them instead. This like advocating, "We should stop arresting people for gun violence. We should pay them instead." The vast majority of these "hackers" just happen to be more handy with the digital equivalent of a gun and have more propensity for crime than your average Joe. Their "tell us what and how" would hardly worth your time, nevermind paying.