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Message-ID: <20050727090109.K75285@ubzr.zsa.bet>
Date: Wed Jul 27 15:03:49 2005
From: measl at mfn.org (J.A. Terranson)
Subject: Our Industry Is Seriously Ethics Impaired
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Adam Jones wrote:
> What exactly is wrong with this? I personally would rather have 3com
> buying up exploits (probably under an agreement for exclusive access)
> instead of having them sold to the highest, probably malicious,
> bidder.
Your argument amounts to "The lesser of two evils", which is NOT the same
as ethical behaviour.
> Even if someone sells it to both there is a more reputable
> group that has the exploit and can help with mitigation.
"Reputable"? I'm sorry, we must have different opinions as to what
constitutes "reputable". A "reputable" company does not encourage the
writing of malware for money, or the withholding of information from the
community (FD) in exchange for mere personal gain.
--
Yours,
J.A. Terranson
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