Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecWest, $60k awarded

Re:Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecW... by cma on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @05:47PM (#3677656)

>a large price gets people to compete for the money, but Google may not be the highest bidder.

How exactly does it hurt the fame angle?

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Re:Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecW... by FooBarWidget on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @06:35PM (#3677823)

It's a well-known psychological effect. If you reward people for an activity that they already enjoy, then they will enjoy the activity less; their motivation has been diverted towards the reward.

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Re:Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecW... by Tobu on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @06:31PM (#3677807)

The extra money is for dealing in a grey market. I thought people would want to be more discreet about this.

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