The answer is in the last two paragraphs of the article, e.g: > *"A nice day... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

amirmc on May 31, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook paid $4.5K for disclosure of my user acco...

The answer is in the last two paragraphs of the article, e.g:

> "A nice day's pay, but a paltry fee for pointing out a gaping hole in the security of a social network holding the personal data of over a billion people"

janpio on May 31, 2013 [–]

Well, to be honest I didn't know what 'paltry' means. I got that it was negative, but didn't look it up. Now this paragraph is clearer to me.

Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact