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Does 'Month of Apple Bugs' make sense?

Posted in: Security

Two security researchers have kicked off 2007 with a "Month of Apple Bugs," promising to feature a new vulnerability related to Mac software each day in January. It follows two similar monthlong campaigns last year that focused on browser flaws and kernel flaws. However, some experts and users have questioned the purpose of these projects, wondering how much security value they have. To find out what people on the street make of it, we asked our Mac Views panel, made up of ordinary readers, this question: "Do these kind of bug-publicizing campaigns do any good for the general Net public?"