I have a different perspective on why a company would want to keep a lid on security flaws. Legal Liability. What's stopping a company from taking legal action against Microsoft/Apple/etc. al. if one of these security flaws was used to inflict damages against a company?
By keeping a lid on security flaws software companies are buying time to fix a known issue, while simultaneously minimizing their legal coulpability.
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Forget the moral, mind the legal.
Posted by: Impius Nex on August 09, 2006 09:34 AMBy keeping a lid on security flaws software companies are buying time to fix a known issue, while simultaneously minimizing their legal coulpability.
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