Comment by deryilz

Comment by deryilz 2 days ago

4 replies

Hi, I appreciate your opinion, but really disagree. First of all, this is one bug, and most of the ones I find don't "act against user's interests" (not that this one could have been used effectively without being patched anyway). Doing bug finding is how I make a difference and a skill I feel proud of.

I USED to keep bugs (read: exploits) for myself without sharing them, but after a while I realized it was not worth it and my skills were basically going to waste. You can say philosophical stuff about ads if you want but bug finding for me is a fun challenge with a good community. I'm not pretending Google is my best friend.

Plus, doing this gets me a bit of money. It's either this or I work summers at a grocery store, and I prefer this.

jonas21 2 days ago

Yes, this is a mature way of looking at things.

  • userbinator 2 days ago

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    • ifwinterco 2 days ago

      Google can see extension code, there's no way you could have used this to make an adblocker without them patching it.

      You're inventing a moral dilemma here that simply doesn't exist

      • userbinator 2 hours ago

        That's why you keep stuff like this quiet, instead of snitching to the enemy. But the vote patterns here clearly show who's trying to control the narrative.