You know, I'm happy on some level for that individual. It seems like a great stroke of fortune. On another level, it bothers me that there are such large institutions that can arbitrarily "bless" random people like a deity or something. I also can't help but look at this cynically as a largely self-interested PR grab by Apple that is not a real sacrifice on their part.
Apple to contribute to U.S. teen's education for spotting FaceTime bug
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Re: Apple to contribute to U.S. teen's education for spotting FaceTime bug
#42You know, I'm happy on some level for that individual. It seems like a great stroke of fortune. On another level, it bothers me that there are such large institutions that can arbitrarily "bless" random people like a deity or something. I also can't help but look at this cynically as a largely self-interested PR grab by Apple that is not a real sacrifice on their part.
What would work for you high standards ? If they do something it's Corporate BS. If they don't then they are same old Corp machine couldn't care less.
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#43Feels like the headline here should be related to bug itself, the amount of privacy it violated, and how long it took Apple to fix it! Clearly a good PR move for Apple.
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Huh? Group calls were not a new feature, and the teen's mother made several attempts to disclose it privately to Apple, including registering for a developer account and submitting a bug from there. I'm pretty sure that's as close as "responsible disclosure" as you can get.
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#44Spotting bugs pay more than bug bounties.
How so? Radar reports don't garner any payouts, do you mean with other companies?
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#45You know, I'm happy on some level for that individual. It seems like a great stroke of fortune. On another level, it bothers me that there are such large institutions that can arbitrarily "bless" random people like a deity or something. I also can't help but look at this cynically as a largely self-interested PR grab by Apple that is not a real sacrifice on their part.
What would work for you high standards ? If they do something it's Corporate BS. If they don't then they are same old Corp machine couldn't care less.
a transparent bug bounty system
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#46Only in the land of philanthropy is such a headline a thing, or even a PR move. So instead of giving the guardian of said teenager 200k to do with as they/he/she pleases in the interest of the child, you set up a education funding scheme? But when the government does it, it's what?
So instead of giving the guardian of said teenager 200k to do with as they/he/she pleases in the interest of the child A lot of people are jackwagons and will spend the money on whatever they want instead of their child's education. This way Apple gets to make sure it goes to the child's future. Source: Had to finance a big portion of college on MasterCard.
This is why.
One of my ex's maternal grandma left her a little over $100K for college. The grandma trusted her daughter and son in law to manage it. The parents divorced and the mother went wild for a while and spend it on drugs, partying, and vacations. My ex ended up taking a bit OSAP.
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a transparent bug bounty system
The end result will be the same. You will call this a PR stunt.
Perhaps. Although couldn't that just be because we're all so used to corporations having no real accountability and only occasionally deciding to make symbolic gestures as penance for their mistakes? You're probably right that, to many of us, they can't really do anything to make up for this. But that's not our problem. It's theirs.