I agree, but as can be seen in the post by Netragard linked in the article:
www.netragard.com/exploit-acquisition-program-shut-down
Business can still rationalize and excuse their behavior by pretending that they're actually doing the morally right thing
> The need for 0-days is very real and the uses are often both ethical and for the greater good. One of the most well known examples was when the FBI used a FireFox 0-day to target and eventually dismantle a child pornography ring. People who argue that all 0-day’s are bad are either uneducated about 0-days or have questionable ethics themselves.
I loathe this viewpoint, for at least 3 reasons:
- "Keys Under Doormats": you keep the 0day secret to target pedophiles, but other people will be affected by it as well
- It's using the usual cheap rethoric of figthing pedophilia to defend some business interests
- You're either with us (the spotless knights), or against us... "People who argue that all 0-day’s are bad [...] have questionable ethics themselves "