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'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison (abcnews.com)
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[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

Ok, then you agree that we should be protecting childrens data? So then something like a bug bounty would've been an overall plus here? Kid gets to test his skills, a new vulnerability in the system gets found, and everyone wins.

The website was vulnerable, if he didnt do it someone more malicious wouldve. They shouldve offered a bug bounty if they actually cared about the data.

[-] SayJess 3 points 4 days ago

That would have been a better outcome, but unfortunately that is not what happened. The kid wasn’t on some altruistic journey, he hacked a company whose business is dealing with tens of millions of children’s data. Prison was not the only remedy available, and I don’t relish in the thought of sending a young person there. Could’ve been some deferred action in conjunction with a program that steered the teen back onto a track of help rather than theft.

if he didn't do it someone more malicious wouldve.

Poor argument.

[-] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

jsyk you should check the whole thread and realise how ratio'd you're getting. Perhaps rethink your priorities and how you view the world.

[-] SayJess 3 points 2 days ago

I stand by my words, don’t care about up/downvotes.

[-] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 1 points 2 days ago

You have selected your hill. And thats ok. You're still wrong though.

[-] SayJess 3 points 2 days ago

Appreciate it.

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