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$500 for a bug in Chromium

Under the new program to address the vulnerabilities, Google has announced the payment of remuneration to $500 for every bug in Chromium. If you find a really dangerous vulnerability, the fee will rise to a round sum of $1337 (generally known passion for Google to round numbers). If you literally read the rules, then the bug must be really dangerous, that is a series of small bugs that lead to potential vulnerabilities are not considered. Bugs operating system, too, are not paid, even if the OS does not close the hole and the patch have to do in the browser. On the other hand, Google noted that the interesting and unusual bugs will be paid in any event, even if they are not critical. In general, such a concept is not new and has long been used in Mozilla. According to some commentators, the cost of $500 seems low, because a working exploit can be sold to spammers several times more expensive. "Get Money for Clicks" NameDrive.com - Fastest Growing Domain Parking Company in t...

Google Chrome, in theory and in practice

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This year has proved to yield quite serious news browser. Suffice it to recall that they were just a few months ago, we met a long anticipated release of many Firefox 3. And there in the early autumn of us proposed a preliminary version of the new pretender to storm Olympus market Web browsers, many have rushed to define a firm place in the group leaders. It is about Google Chrome. Started a new web browser, as it should be, in an atmosphere of heightened attention. He was not offended Note: news items, blogs, reviews, and all that - in the first days. The first reviews were written, as they say, hot pursuit, of course, interesting, but often sinned monotonous - repeated rows of press releases, discuss the characteristics of a pair of triple-interface. In order to experience the strengths and weaknesses in the application, to determine his place in his own «Arsenal» Online tools needed at least for a while. According to folk wisdom, it is necessary to live their minds, so let's try...