Facebook could be another company to open a financial rewards program for those who report security flaws to the company. According to Softpedia, Facebook's goal is to improve security with the help of Internet users. It is difficult for developers of a complex site to detect all the errors that can have serious consequences. Facebook's plan would ask the whistleblower to provide the data to the company and leave a reasonable reaction time to it to solve it before communicating it publicly. Facebook, in fact, has long since acquired the commitment not to pursue anyone who, detecting a security flaw in its systems, communicates it to the company.Softpedia says that a Facebook security expert, who is attending the Hack in the Box Amsterdam 2011, has informed them of the company's plans and that the launch of the program is imminent. These offers have another favorable consequence: to attract the attention of security experts who, attracted by the reward, analyze the site that offers them.
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