[tshadwell]

That's an amazingly regressive point of view. Sure, in the past such things risked prosecution but why exactly does it mean we have to figuratively knock stones together on vulnerability ethics? When cars were invented, a man had to run in front of the car with a red flag to warn others of it.

In 2016, everyone deserves privacy and security on the internet. We know and understand the dangers of vulnerabilities better, and I think we should be capable of having some respect and suitably compensating those who do the right thing.

If you can make the internet a more secure place for us to live our lives and make enough to live out of it, more power to you.