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It is dangerous to report bugs A student in Montreal was expelled after informing the college where he studied that there was a security flaw http://business.
by AwesomeTogether 12y ago
It is dangerous to report bugs
A student in Montreal was expelled after informing the college where he studied that there was a security flaw
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/17/montreal-student-expelled-after-finding-security-flaw-now-leading-new-startup-outpost-travel/?__lsa=ee90-6b0e http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/17/montreal-studen...
- cnlwsu 12y agoI am glad I went to a university that reacted appropriately. I found a bad issue (students passwords for system that held their ssns, grades, financial info etc was world readable) and got a pat on the back for them. I went through a prominent CS professor instead of directly reporting it though.
- plg 12y agoI dunno... it appears that he was expelled for some other reason, not the original reporting of the bug? http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/20/youth-expelled-from-montreal-college-after-finding-sloppy-coding-that-compromised-security-of-250000-students-personal-data/ http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/20/youth-expelled-from-...
- tedunangst 12y agoPost hoc ergo propter hoc.
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