alt Hacker NewsSure, but so is every security researcher in the world if they want to be, and they only need to get caught shipping exfiltration logic once.
Sure, but so is every security researcher in the world if they want to be, and they only need to get caught shipping exfiltration logic once.
> so is every security researcher in the world if they want to be
Most security researchers lack Meta's history:
- Testing emotional manipulation features on thousands of users non-consensually
- Adding spyware on underage users
- Intercept a rival app's traffic
- Allowing harm to teen mental health
And most importantly, most security researchers lack the money and power to fend off the legal consequences of these acts.