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Re: Our Industry Is Seriously Ethics Impaired
From: Tim <tim-security () sentinelchicken org>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:03:08 -0400
Your argument amounts to "The lesser of two evils", which is NOT the same as ethical behaviour.
True. So far, I don't think anyone has made a philosophically sound argument either way. My take on it, is that these programs (as advertized) are neither moral nor immoral, but are rather amoral. They can be used for "good" and for "evil" (according to numerous definitions of each). I think while these purchasing programs make it easier to "do the right thing" by reporting bugs to the "right people", they also reduce the effort required to make money on immoral activities, such as the purposeful planting of bugs in code and the leaking of bugs into black markets. Of course, if the "right people" are morally impaired (by your definition of morality), then perhaps these programs lean slightly to the dark side. Of course, there's no real way to know that. tim _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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