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Re:Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance ... by yohann305 on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:54AM (#19898340)
from the article: “The security researcher passed details of the database to TechCrunch in an effort to get the data secured”

How is the data more secured by sending it to a news agency? Can someone explain? IMHO it’s the exact opposite, data is getting more eyeballs now, right?

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Re:Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance ... by wigginus on Monday May 13, 2019 @08:05AM (#19898410)
Secure(d) has two meanings, in this case it has the meaning "obtained".

See #10 at https://www.dictionary.com/browse/secure.

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Re:Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance ... by curuinor on Monday May 13, 2019 @08:05AM (#19898408)
Schneier is of the opinion that the threat of full disclosure is what makes 'responsible' disclosure work, if i recall correctly

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2007/01/schneier_fu...

Now, obviously, this cycle hasn't been gone through in the PRC

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