Google Bug Bounty Increases Security for Us All | Linux Today

Google Bug Bounty Increases Security for Us All

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Sean Michael Kerner
Aug 14, 2013

Over the last three years, Google has paid out over $2 million as part of its Chromium and Google Web Vulnerability Programs. In my opinion, those programs have done much more than just secure Google and its direct users—it has helped improve the security of the Web for us all.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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