News Google to pay for Chrome bugs

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2010/02/01/google-to-pay-for-chrome-bugs/1

Google has announced that it is to pay security researchers $500 per bug found in the Chrome or Chromium codebase - rising to $1,337 if the bug is particularly vexing.

 

I can see this as a Good Thing. Even if others see it as a way of Google hiding vulnerabilities, so long as they get fixed, it's not entirely a bad thing, and if they come good on releasing the vulnerabilities after patching, even better!

 

I like the idea. Always thought it was a bad idea publicising an un-fixed bug. That's just asking for trouble. Literally.

 

I don't care about the money, i just wanted the t-shirt!!

 

Time to try and break it

 

YEP. cause as soon as they release it, you know people are trying to get in on any system that was not updated yet.

 

It's no different than making their in-house devs test & fix bugs, but I agree most people won't get that..


Still though, that's pretty cool.

 

Coincidence? I think not.