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Re:Apple silently fixes iOS zero-day, asks bug reporter to k... by jsjohnst on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @11:16PM (#28860160)
> and may be those pay well and very fast

Pay very well? Often, assuming they actually pay, sometimes you can get stiffed there too. Very fast? Nope. Easy to work with? Nope. Communicate with you any better than Apple through the process? Not usually.

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Re:Apple silently fixes iOS zero-day, asks bug reporter to k... by smoldesu on Thursday October 14, 2021 @11:19AM (#28865509)
Have you dealt with terrorist orgs in the past, or is this all conjecture?
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Re:Apple silently fixes iOS zero-day, asks bug reporter to k... by jsjohnst on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @06:31AM (#28916657)
> They could also sell it to some spying companies

The above type of organization is what I was referring to. So if you consider the grey market buyers[⋁] of exploits “terrorist orgs”, then yes. If you use the normal definition of “terrorist orgs”, then hell no.

[⋀] three letter government agencies, defense contractors, and those who sell to them

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