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'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison (abcnews.com)
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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Ok, then you agree that we should be protecting childrens data? So then something like a bug bounty would've been an overall plus here? Kid gets to test his skills, a new vulnerability in the system gets found, and everyone wins.

The website was vulnerable, if he didnt do it someone more malicious wouldve. They shouldve offered a bug bounty if they actually cared about the data.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    That would have been a better outcome, but unfortunately that is not what happened. The kid wasn’t on some altruistic journey, he hacked a company whose business is dealing with tens of millions of children’s data. Prison was not the only remedy available, and I don’t relish in the thought of sending a young person there. Could’ve been some deferred action in conjunction with a program that steered the teen back onto a track of help rather than theft.

    if he didn't do it someone more malicious wouldve.

    Poor argument.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    jsyk you should check the whole thread and realise how ratio'd you're getting. Perhaps rethink your priorities and how you view the world.

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