re: #80 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

I’m just saying that I don’t see how notifying any governmental agency would have 1) done anything at all to stop the problem, or 2) mitigated damage already incurred by the problem. There are uncountable ways in which they could have made it worse.

The thing that is sticking in my craw is this: Suppose Google tells “the government” (pick your favorite agency) all about Heartbleed 5 minutes after they find out about it.

>Now what?

What specifically do you think the government can do to help in this case?

What help does the government need to offer? Why did Google tell any other companies before announcing it publicly? What help did they offer?

Good thing no one ever enters information like social security numbers into a ‘secure’ government website.