So a small basically unknown company, appears to have utilized all manner of intimidation tactics, to include accusations of criminal activity, against a group of IT professionals who were merely trying to strengthen a product by identifying a vulnerability and discussing it.
If that is what a small basically unknown company is capable of doing to basically avoid embarrassment, can you imagine what a mega-corp with political power is capable of? Downright scary when you think about it.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:04PM (#61249160)
This is one of the things I've always seen as a huge problem with certain countries (of which I don't know that Poland is among) where it is actually codified in law that pointing out a security problem really is a criminal act.
Your concern/fear of mega-corps isn't misplaced, but at least most of them are operating in countries where not only is publishing security flaws not a crime, but is codified in law as explicitly legal.
It's bad enough when a mega-corp tries dragging you through court to argue your legal action somehow isn't that action. Just imagine how bad it is in those certain countries where the mega-corps don't have to argue anything to a judge because such publishing is actually illegal!
My question would be, is Poland one of those countries?
Corporate Arrogance, Amplified. (Score:5, Insightful)
So a small basically unknown company, appears to have utilized all manner of intimidation tactics, to include accusations of criminal activity, against a group of IT professionals who were merely trying to strengthen a product by identifying a vulnerability and discussing it.
If that is what a small basically unknown company is capable of doing to basically avoid embarrassment, can you imagine what a mega-corp with political power is capable of? Downright scary when you think about it.
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Re:Corporate Arrogance, Amplified. (Score:3, Interesting)
This is one of the things I've always seen as a huge problem with certain countries (of which I don't know that Poland is among) where it is actually codified in law that pointing out a security problem really is a criminal act.
Your concern/fear of mega-corps isn't misplaced, but at least most of them are operating in countries where not only is publishing security flaws not a crime, but is codified in law as explicitly legal.
It's bad enough when a mega-corp tries dragging you through court to argue your legal action somehow isn't that action.
Just imagine how bad it is in those certain countries where the mega-corps don't have to argue anything to a judge because such publishing is actually illegal!
My question would be, is Poland one of those countries?