Forwarded from: Jay D. Dyson <jdysonat_private> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Courtesy of Cryptography List. I'd say this fairly sums things up. - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:03:29 +1300 (NZDT) From: Peter Gutmann <pgut001at_private> To: cryptographyat_private Subject: Neat security quote found on slashdot >From the "Gift Card Hacking" thread, http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=25442&cid=0&pid=0&startat=&threshold=1&mode=flat&commentsort=0&op=Change Re:Nondisclosure (Score:1) by FauxPasIII (fauxpasat_private) on Saturday December 29, @12:27PM (#2762484) Businesses are not going to expend money fixing any problem, no matter how severly it affects me as a customer, until it starts to affect their profitability. I wouldn't expect them to; they are a construct created with the express purpose of optimizing profitability. My goal as a security- conscious consumer is to -make- it the corporation's best interest to fix any problems that would have a detrimental effect on me as quickly as possible. (Please, not another full-disclosure flamewar, I just wanted to post this because it seems to summarise the situation nicely). - --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomoat_private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: See http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/ for current keys. iQCVAwUBPC5pmblDRyqRQ2a9AQEZOAP6Aq7kWuOETDBIrN48NzfR9EADk1kV6sRx Jtkg7q9/yleaNTN4NRvT55PS70jYwSDUZbn346L5wJz/6hwMcTWfvjoItuVvlk9s USs8ms3tQbDXRE4MvR64GB2zo5ag46wITrZloHwRbtUOcHpgX7Tty66ZHQ5s4dE0 Q0IZFAAOgKo= =SgIU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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