Re:Ethical considerations of access to the HackerOne community
by MichaelGG on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:45PM
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I have no doubt it is what they're selling. But the question is if the tool does something, then the marketing message shouldn't really be relevant. If a FlexiSpy clone comes along and is less direct about spouse-spying, and plays a stronger line of "you need authorization", then it's suddenly OK?
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Re:Ethical considerations of access to the HackerOne community
by sigmar on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:45PM
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>the marketing message shouldn't really be relevant
my point was that it isn't just marketing, this use-case was a huge part of their thinking while designing the software and offering support to customers. [repeating my comment almost verbatim]
If a clone came along that wasn't designed so that it can be totally hidden while installed, then privacy advocates would be less angry.
Re:Ethical considerations of access to the HackerOne community
by lmm on Friday May 05, 2017 @06:59AM
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Many tools have legitimate and illegitimate uses. There is rarely a clear sharp line; we have to make a judgement as to whether a given tool does more harm than good, on the whole, and there are no shortcuts. IMO it's entirely right to weigh the marketing message in that balance; after all, the marketing will by design affect what kind of people buy the tool with what kind of intentions.