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An engadget story has the following to say about KeePass2 and developer Dominik Reichl:
Think it's bad when companies take their time fixing security vulnerabilities? Imagine what happens when they avoid fixing those holes in the name of a little cash. KeePass 2 developer Dominik Reichl has declined to patch a flaw in the password manager's update check as the "indirect costs" of the upgrade (which would encrypt web traffic) are too high -- namely, it'd lose ad revenue. Yes, the implication is that profit is more important than protecting users.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 06 2016, @07:31PM
"Isn't it the advertising networks who are the real culprit here? Not KeePass nor its author."
If KeePass is willing to open their users to vulnerabilities just to get a bit of money, then no. Just because the advertisers are wrong, it doesn't mean everyone associated with them are innocent.
(Score: 1) by I Like Perl on Monday June 06 2016, @09:52PM
The KeePass users were never vulnerable to begin with.