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[–] malloc 171 points 2 years ago (14 children)

The bug bash quests can be found in the Windows Feedback Hub, and partaking in the bug bash often concludes with a badge in the Feedback Hub that acknowledges your participation.

Imagine doing free QA for a multibillion dollar corporation. I hate Microsoft so much.

[–] Aux 52 points 2 years ago (4 children)

No one is forcing you. Actually, you need to jump through many hoops to get into the program. And Microsoft tends to pay nice rewards to people who find critical issues.

[–] darelik 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So a bug bounty that pays significantly less

[–] nrezcm 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cant put a price on a badge though!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

I think that might be the problem

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