After 7 years, Google will stop paying researchers to find vulnerabilities in popular Android apps
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Google is shutting down its Google Play Security Reward Program later this month

Summary

  • Major tech giants like Google pay researchers for finding vulnerabilities in their products.

  • Google is shutting down the Google Play Security Reward Program on August 31, 2024.

  • It will review all submitted reports before the program ends, though payouts can take a few weeks.

  • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    In its email, Google states that it is closing down the program because of the “overall increase in the Android OS security posture and feature hardening efforts.” This has led to researchers submitting fewer vulnerabilities than before.

    1. Vulnerabilities are found, which shows that the program is successful and needed.
    2. No vulnerabilities are found, no money will have to leave Google.

    Keeping the program will reap the benefits from both no. 1 and no.2 while closing down the program only enables no.2.

    Not hard to see the priorities here…