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Bug profit flowchart:

You discover a bug on FB just by being a normal user not a "whitehat" security user:

* You discovered it by doing "something" to someone else account --> FB will not pay : SELL on black market.

* You think the bug isn't really a bug but then it happens again --> FB will not pay : SELL on black market.

* You have a life that you don't want to waste with reading through legalese and filling out forms. FB says it is not a bug. Maybe they are right? You don't want to spend the time arguing about it over email --> SELL on black market

* You are not a lawyer, or do not do security testing full-time on FB. Or you are a normal user who has not kept on the FB ToS now that we are on the 100 billionth version --> You probably did something wrong. --> FB will not pay : SELL on black market.

* You are a US citizen and do not want to be charged with CFAA violations as a hacker --> SELL on black market.

Otherwise,

FB might give you some money.



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