Re:The FBI is working hard to keep you unsafe
by tptacek on Monday April 25, 2016 @04:41PM
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You haven't explained how it's anything at all like blackmail. Say I'm the researcher and you're the vendor. I'm offering to sell the product of my own work. You're free not to buy it from me. But you are in no way entitled to my work product!
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Re:The FBI is working hard to keep you unsafe
by statictype on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:34PM
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The sole value of your "product" is to actively harm the vendor's product. It doesn't provide any other value (unless you want to claim that it can be sold for educational purpose).
Re:The FBI is working hard to keep you unsafe
by zpharer on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:37PM
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Couldn't that be compared to, say, selling protective sportswear. That is also selling protection from harm. Now if the researcher threatens to auction off the exploit...
Re:The FBI is working hard to keep you unsafe
by sqeaky on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:58PM
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This is like the exact opposite. It would be more selling "not punches" as long as you buy I will show you all the places I could have punched you. You can guess what I do if you don't pay the known hacker/puncher.