Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMicrosoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company 'ruined their life' — expert claims action is vindictive and promises further retaliationwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square137linkfedilinkarrow-up1916arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squarebss03@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoResponsible disclosure is a kindness; it is not required–especially if/when the vendor doesn’t act in good faith. MS shouldn’t be able to silence researchers, but that’s what the industry gets by voluntarily clustering around a single, proprietary service. I don’t think either party should be compelled to take (or reverse) any action.
minus-squaremotruck@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoExactly. Thank you Microsoft do more of this so we end up in a federated world.
Responsible disclosure is a kindness; it is not required–especially if/when the vendor doesn’t act in good faith.
MS shouldn’t be able to silence researchers, but that’s what the industry gets by voluntarily clustering around a single, proprietary service.
I don’t think either party should be compelled to take (or reverse) any action.
Exactly. Thank you Microsoft do more of this so we end up in a federated world.