"It's all about the matter in which they go about vulnerability communication and escalation. That's what draws the line between the security researcher and hackers.
In the big picture, the responsibility falls onto the corporation to monitor all facets of vulnerability sources. Security through obscurity should never be a strategic posture." - Matt Maisel
"Foreign citizens traveling to the Beijing Olympics should definitely be aware of this heightened level of “security." On top of video surveillance, China is ordering hotels to install network monitoring devices. I advise anyone to traveling to the Olympics to leave any laptop (and smart phone) that contains confidential information at home, or expect to share it with nationalist hackers and Chinese government.
On a side note: A top UK aide was social engineered last year after being picked up by at a disco party. His Blackberry was missing the next morning. They most likely cloned it. I don't Gordon Brown was too happy with him when he found out." - Matt Maisel