Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram security flaw

Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by altoz on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:33PM (#11624787)

Anyone else see this headline and thought, "Some government gave them a 10-year-old?"

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by ssorallen on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:34PM (#11624798)

Haha yes, that's exactly how I interpreted it. Removing the "with $10,000" from the actual headline made this a bit ambiguous.

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by jonah on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:47PM (#11624864)

A ten year old with $10,000. ;) That's more money than most kids that age have to their name.

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by eric_h on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @07:52PM (#11625173)

In straight cash USD, that's more money than most people in the world have to their name.

[Edit: straight cash == completely liquid assets]

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by jonah on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @08:12PM (#11625266)

Agreed. Even most USians.

(I was just playing on the idea of FB getting a kid and saying getting one w/cash was even better!)

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by partycoder on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:54PM (#11624897)

That wouldn't be a real reward, more like a liability.

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by NovaS1X on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:41PM (#11624831)

Actually yes. I had to read a few times before it clicked.

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by zodPod on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:34PM (#11624795)

YES lol This was my first thought as well! "Facebook awarded a 10 year old"

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