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Gauteng to open criminal case against student who reported security flaw
Original: Gauteng to open criminal case against student who reported a security flaw
The Gauteng provincial government in South Africa plans to open a criminal case against a student who reported a security flaw in its R269 million application. The move has drawn criticism, as the student disclosed a vulnerability rather than exploiting it for personal gain, raising concerns about how authorities in South Africa handle good-faith security research and whistleblower-style disclosures in public IT projects.
Why now: People are debating the ethics of prosecuting a researcher for responsibly reporting a flaw in a costly government app.
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