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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by arghwhat on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @03:42PM (#15801314)
... And means that others can utilize this to cause damage.

The idea of responsible disclosure is to minimize harm for you, the user. Not to minimize bad publicity.

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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by dolson on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:51PM (#15802666)
In a case like this, I think it would be best to maximize the bad publicity. Bad publicity is the minimum Apple deserves for a bug like this. In my idea world they'd get a lot of bad publicity, and a significant financial penalty.
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