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Re:Ask HN: How do I go about responsibly disclosing security... by irishcoffee on Sunday July 05, 2015 @08:25PM (#9835863)
What, why the down-votes, isn't that the accepted model for this situation?

Edit: Really, I'm curious. the last guy that did it is considered a hero.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I go about responsibly disclosing security... by dang on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @07:41PM (#9848893)
These comments were most likely downvoted because glib throwaway comments are off-topic here (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html). If you didn't intend your comment that way, you probably needed to express it more substantively.
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Re:Ask HN: How do I go about responsibly disclosing security... by irishcoffee on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @08:27PM (#9849043)
Sincerely, the thread originator asked how to responsibly disclose sensitive information. This has been done ~recently, and the person in question has been lauded for their efforts in responsible information disclosure. I am curious why the same model shouldn't be followed.

Yes, the first comment was glib. I was hoping to spark a debate. The edit on my second comment was probably superfluous.

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