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- Title
- Facebook welcomes hackers, if they wear a white hat
- Author(s)
- But, Jason
- Abstract
- As reported late last week, Facebook is encouraging hackers to try hacking its security systems to find weaknesses. Those who succeed will receive a reward of US$500 or more and have their name added to a list of helpful hackers. Given ongoing unrest about Facebook and its associated privacy issues, some may see Facebookâs 'White Hats' scheme as a cynical ploy to improve public relations. But there are other, more practical, reasons.
- Publication type
- Commentary
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures
- Source
- The Conversation, 09 May 2012
- Publication year
- 2012
- Keyword(s)
- Facebook; Hackers; Internet security; White-hat hackers; White-hat programs
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Trust
- Publisher URL
- http://theconversation.edu.au/facebook-welcomes-hackers-if-they-wear-a-white-hat-6892
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2012. This publication is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States (CC BY-ND 3.0) licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/). The published version is reproduced in accordance with this policy.
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