Get paid to find bugs using a browser
Chrome, Google’s own answer to Firefox and Internet Explorer, is opening a bounty of $500 USD for anyone finding BUGS using their browser. The focus is mostly on security bugs but if you find your browser acting funny, send in a report. Like with any similar types of cash reward programs, the more attentive you are, the higher the chance you may spot something. Here’s more details:
Q) What reward might I get?
A) As per Mozilla, our base reward for eligible bugs is $500. If the panel finds a particular bug particularly severe or particularly clever, we envisage rewards of $1337. The panel may also decide a single report actually constitutes multiple bugs. As a consumer of the Chromium open source project, Google will be sponsoring the rewards.
Q) How do I find out my bug was eligible?
A) You will see a provisional comment to that effect in the bug entry once we have triaged the bug.
Q) What if someone else also found the same bug?
A) Only the first report of a given issue that we were previously unaware of is eligible. In the event of a duplicate submission, the earliest filed bug report in the bug tracker is considered the first report.
To file your report, go to code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry?template=Security%20Bug
Firefox also runs a similar program. Find out more about their bug reporting bounty at mozilla.org/security/bug-bounty.html
Happy Bug Hunting!
