Judge Dissolves Gag Order Against MIT Students

A U.S. District court judge on Tuesday dissolved a gag order against a trio of MIT students who say they found flaws in the Massachusetts transit authority's ticketing system.

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Anonymous
Wed, 2008-08-20 15:47

The T is responding to the vulnerabilities uncovered. If that was the intent of these 'students' then why must they publicize this vulnerability? This looks like a return to the bad old days when researchers published vulnerabilities not to make sure unresponsive companies made the fixes; but solely for self-gratification and self-aggrandizement.

So from a business perspective once the vulnerability is announced, who is going to cover the cost of the fraud for the next 5 months?

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