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by simonw 342 days ago
I hadn't noticed it before, but it looks like that somewhat passive aggressive wording is a common phrase in responsible disclosure policies: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22If+you+have+followed+the+...
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"Responsible disclosure policies" are mostly vendor exhortations to people who do a public service (finding vulnerabilities and publicly disclosing them) not to embarrass them too much. The fact they contain silly boilerplate is probably just a function of their overall silliness.
ah well, sounds off-putting to say the least.