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by ericgearhart 5193 days ago
I believe you mean "White Hat Hacker"... I think everyone gets the gist of what you mean but just wanted to clarify in case someone's thinking you're a racist hating on "Whitie" or something :)
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rdtsc 5193 days ago
Sorry, of course you are right. And it is too late to 'edit' the comment. Thanks for pointing it out.
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dclowd9901 5193 days ago
Are there really people in this community who don't know this?
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sciurus 5193 days ago
I've heard the phrase "white hat" used frequently to describe hackers. I've never heard the phrase "white hacker".

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dclowd9901 5193 days ago
You know what? I totally mentally replaced the word "white hacker" with "white hat", and only realized it after you pointed it out.
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