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by planetpluta 637 days ago
Maybe not “immediate” but withholding rewards results in fewer researchers participating in bounty programs which defeats the purpose.
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jtbayly 637 days ago
Not if the (true) purpose of having the bounty program is simply PR, rather than an honest desire to find and fix bugs.
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tptacek 637 days ago
The true purpose of these programs is to direct research to specific threats and engineering areas.
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