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elliottcarlson on Sept 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: WhatsApp is using your IMEI number as password

While it may not be the case in this scenario (since Sam says in a response on here that he sent them a message a few days ago), everyone should always be responsible in how they disclose flaws or discoveries in software:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_disclosure

kefs on Sept 6, 2012 | [–]

> So just as giving a vendor no time to fix a vulnerability is irresponsible, so is it even more irresponsible to give that vendor a blank rain check.

http://kevtownsend.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/java-vulnerabili...

ZoFreX on Sept 6, 2012 | [–]

I don't think responsible disclosure applies to deliberate, already-public protocol decisions.

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