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by shawabawa3 4576 days ago
> Legally, I don't think there's much "gray" in stealing source code that doesn't belong to you

I thought the whole point of gray hat is that it's possibly illegal, but not downright "evil".

i.e. Stealing source code to fix bugs = gray, stealing source code to steal credit card info = black

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You're right, but it will still get you into legal trouble. Not only may you not get a bounty, but they might sue or press charges for essentially copying and scanning their source code.

Generally "gray hat" and "corporation/law-friendly" don't mix, even if there are some cases that call for it.