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Hackers Find Use for Google Code Search

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-why-you-don't-comment-code dept.

An anonymous reader wrote in to say that "Google has inadvertently given online attackers a new tool. The company's new source-code search engine, unveiled Thursday as a tool to help simplify life for developers, can also be misused to search for software bugs, password information and even proprietary code that shouldn't have been posted to the Internet, security experts said Friday. "

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  1. Re:OMG!!! by Bing+Tsher+E · · Score: 2, Funny

    And since 'money' is a social construct created for 'the betterment of society,' if social theorists can come up with reasons why society would be better served if the money were 'freed from the grip of the money hoarders,' then we clearly need to back the bank robbers in their liberation struggle.

  2. Re:I use it to find linux vunerbilities by isorox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux is *not* user friendly, and until it is linux will stay with >1% marketshare.

    So if Linux gets user friendly, it will drop to a 1% market share? Sounds like a reason to keep it not being user friendly!

  3. Re:OMG!!! by sd_diamond · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tools can be used for evil purposes! News at 11!

    My tool is only used for good.