What isn't mentioned, however, is how small a step it could be from putting bounties out on virus creators to putting bounties (or some bounty-like equivalent) out on those who publicly release information/software that reveals Microsoft's security holes or bypasses the way Microsoft intends their security/software to work in general. This is especially problematic, because Microsoft has an ever-increasing amount of legal remedies they can resort to in order to target these individuals.
Security by bounty.
What isn't mentioned, however, is how small a step it could be from putting bounties out on virus creators to putting bounties (or some bounty-like equivalent) out on those who publicly release information/software that reveals Microsoft's security holes or bypasses the way Microsoft intends their security/software to work in general. This is especially problematic, because Microsoft has an ever-increasing amount of legal remedies they can resort to in order to target these individuals.
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Just pointing this out...
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Stopped using journal, due to excessive spam.
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45 min. Gorillaz gig on Letterman
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