So, he's committing well-intentioned, altruistic blackmail?  That just
rubs me the wrong way.

On Jul 21, 1:34 pm, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This happens all the time. Guys like this actually will notify the
> manufacturers (Linksys, Apple, Microsoft, etc.) of bugs or vulnerabilities
> in their software before releasing the information to the public. However,
> they will give these manufacturers a deadline ultimatum of their
> announcement, which is good because it pushes the manufacturers to fix
> their code.
> The Black Hat, Def Con, and other conventions are used to release this
> information, most of the time.
>
> --
> Have a Better One,
> Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com

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