Re:LastPass release fix for DOM manipulation vulnerability
by godelski on Saturday April 01, 2017 @02:01AM
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> And if you know 5, or 10, or 15 people with this lock, what then?
You tell them.
>>Do you spend time helping them all?
No
>>Is it more ethical to help your friends over the public at large?
It is more ethical to help the major players. We're talking about a company that holds a significant portion of users data. If we found Master Lock had a vulnerability, we'd expect them to fix it (we wouldn't expect them to replace every users' lock for a number of reasons that are different from a software vulnerability, but it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to notify users and/or provide a coupon). It also wouldn't be unreasonable to wait for Master Lock (who controls a significant portion of the market) to fix it before making it public. Making it public means everyone can fix it. But let the majority have an attempt to fix it before letting the public, and malicious factions, know.
You tell them.
>>Do you spend time helping them all?
No
>>Is it more ethical to help your friends over the public at large?
It is more ethical to help the major players. We're talking about a company that holds a significant portion of users data. If we found Master Lock had a vulnerability, we'd expect them to fix it (we wouldn't expect them to replace every users' lock for a number of reasons that are different from a software vulnerability, but it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to notify users and/or provide a coupon). It also wouldn't be unreasonable to wait for Master Lock (who controls a significant portion of the market) to fix it before making it public. Making it public means everyone can fix it. But let the majority have an attempt to fix it before letting the public, and malicious factions, know.