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		sciurus on April 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What to do when a company refuses to fix a vulnera... I've heard the phrase "white hat" used frequently to describe hackers. I've never heard the phrase "white hacker". `About 526,000 results http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%22white+hat%22+hacker About 65,000 results http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22white%20hacker%22`

dclowd9901 on April 5, 2012 [–]

You know what? I totally mentally replaced the word "white hacker" with "white hat", and only realized it after you pointed it out.

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