"we do not believe that there is a security sensitive change that needs to be done here." - Google's Kevin.

I think this means Kevin said they are not going to change the code on their end.

Also, author stated: "Even if this vulnerability doesn’t qualify for a reward, I strongly believe that it should be fixed promptly to protect end users."

Do I read the intent behind this correctly. Please do correct me. Because, to be frank, me and labmate are peeved right now about this. Google Scholar is a functional way to spread awareness about own research, but Google's response got on my nerves pretty badly.