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by Kalium 2517 days ago
OK. In your mind, what's the ethically correct way to do security research into major company's products and disclose what you might find?
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And independent nonprofit organization with a clear mission statement and no ulterior motives. Not Google Employees operating under the oversight of Google management.
Would the results still be ethically clear in your mind if this nonprofit with a clear mission statement received significant funding from Google?
Like Mozilla? I think if such an organization existed, I would hope that it recognized the conflict of interest in such an arrangement and be working to clarify or rectify the arrangement.