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A comment on Ask HN: Has Google made you pay $15,000 to $75,000 for a security review?.

Re:Ask HN: Has Google made you pay $15,000 to $75,000 for a ... by aSockPuppeteer on Thursday May 09, 2019 @10:17PM (#19874497)
It appears to be a CYA move by google. A penetration test, clear detailed information about usage of user data, and it is done by separate contractors. I would hope they allow more contractors in the future.
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Re:Ask HN: Has Google made you pay $15,000 to $75,000 for a ... by IncludeSecurity on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:06AM (#19875209)
Yep this is a common move a lot of companies are doing for their biz partners and customers are requiring these sorts of tests be done before getting final procurement sign-off.
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