Yes someone trying to sell you products or services with little or no value is an infosec charlatan.
Reflecting on the abandoned project to buy SB exploits for whitehat purposes, I'm bothered by trend to label infosec ppl naive/charlatans...
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But just because a line of pursuit doesn't have evidence-backed claim to improving security doesn't mean it's naive or misguided.
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There is social, cultural, and political value in efforts at disclosure and transparency, regardless of their direct impact on users' safety
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And often criticism of these things strikes me as rooted in a political/ideological difference regarding state & personal power dynamics...
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