Facebook's Bug Bounty Caught a Data-Stealing Spree
Facebook's Bug Bounty Caught a Data-Stealing Spree
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 12, 20205m 56s
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Show Notes
Despite its best damage control efforts, Facebook is still dogged by its checkered past on data privacy. But at least some of the security mechanisms the company has put in place are catching problems—and helping them get fixed. Facebook said on Friday that in 2019 its bug bounty saw its largest number of accepted bugs since the program launched nine years ago, paid out its highest single reward ever, and began inviting select researchers to evaluate new features before they launched.
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