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Tesla Won't Void Warranties or Sue Pros Seeking Security Vulnerability Rewards

posted by chromas on Friday September 07 2018, @02:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-doin-the-right-thing dept.

martyb writes:

Bug bounty alert: Musk lets pro hackers torpedo Tesla firmware risk free

Carmaker won't void warranties, fling sueballs at pros seeking security vulnerability rewards

[...] Tesla will allow vetted security researchers to hunt for vulnerabilities in its vehicle firmware risk free – as long as it is done under its bug bounty program.

The luxury electric automaker said this week it will reflash the firmware on cars that have been bricked by infosec bods probing for exploitable bugs in its code, provided they have suitably enrolled in the Elon Musk-run biz's bounty program. And any sanctioned searching can be carried out with worrying about being sued by Tesla's legal eagles.

"If, through your good-faith security research, you (a pre-approved, good-faith security researcher) cause a software issue that requires your research-registered vehicle to be updated or 'reflashed,' as an act of goodwill, Tesla shall make reasonable efforts to update or 'reflash' Tesla software on the research-registered vehicle by over-the-air update, offering assistance at a service center to restore the vehicle's software using our standard service tools, or other actions we deem appropriate," Tesla's updated security policy now reads.

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  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Friday September 07 2018, @04:47PM (2 children)

    by Sulla (5173) on Friday September 07 2018, @04:47PM (#731830) Journal

    I think it was fair of Musk to make that joke about any ex-pat that runs off with his money earned in the west to hang out indefinitely SE Asia living like a king. It was pretty common to joke about anyone who goes to SE Asia doing this a couple of years ago.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by ikanreed on Friday September 07 2018, @06:14PM (1 child)

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 07 2018, @06:14PM (#731854) Journal

    Yeah, no, it's not "fair" to have a dispute with someone over the facts of an event and mentally shortcircuit to calling them a pedophile to literally millions of people. What's wrong with you? That's a completely awful thing to do.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Friday September 07 2018, @08:45PM

      by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Friday September 07 2018, @08:45PM (#731918) Journal

      2045 News: King of Mars Elong Musky CLAIMS the sacred right of JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS, checks every p00ssy on the colony *Personally*. Age of consent: 6 Martian years.

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