Uber woos security gurus with open bug bounty, loyalty scheme

Uber is joining the public bug bounty movement. The taxi cab app has recruited HackerOne to offer up to $10,000 for critical flaws in its servers, with additional cash on offer as a loyalty bonus. Last year, Uber invited 200 researchers to take part in a private test of its software, and over 100 bugs were found in the code. …

[wolfetone]

Pity they can't find people to teach their drivers how to drive properly. I'm always in a near miss with Uber drivers in Birmingham.

Then again, according to Uber you can only work for them and no other company and you must have a modern car. I've seen plenty of Uber drivers brandishing another private hire firm on their car which turns out to be a smokey 1999 Toyota Avensis.

Says it all about a company if they can't even enforce their own rules.

[allthecoolshortnamesweretaken]

Rules? Fig leaves more like.

[Anonymous Coward]

Pity they can't find people to teach their drivers how to drive properly. I'm always in a near miss with Uber drivers in Birmingham.

To be fair, minicab, taxi, bus and about 50% of "normal" car drivers in Birmingham drive like complete self-centered pricks with little regard for anyone else. I now presume I will get cut up / tailgated at least once on each journey in and out, that way I find I no longer suffer road rage.

It's got to the stage it's now safer to cross the road at a pedestrian crossing on green, rather than red, as at least you don't fall into the trap of thinking they may stop.

[Anonymous Coward]

Do they also offer a bounty..

.. for finding decent drivers? Just wondering.

Personally I think the whole bug reward scam is dangerous - I get the impression that companies see that as more economical than doing it right first time, which costs more dev time.