Early learning programming in life has its advantages for the labor market and this is the case Jani, 10 years old. He discovered a flaw in Instagram application code - which has been corrected - and became the youngest person to receive a reward of Facebook: $ 10,000.
To move in the app code, the Finnish boy discovered that it was possible to force the removal of comments in the publications of users, something that would allow a kind of reproach to those who knew the technique.
The award given to Jani is part of the bug hunting program, which is sponsored by Facebook since 2011. In total, the company has paid the amount of $ 4.3 billion to over 800 digital security researchers for failure discovered in your apps. The rewards are usually worth less than the granted Jani and revolve around the $ 1,780, according to the Washington Post.
The young man received an award higher than the average because the flaw found by it could affect any one of more than 400 million users monthly active Instagram. It is unknown how the bug was found in the API (app programming interface), but Jani and his brother have the habit of watching videos on digital security on YouTube, according to the Iltalehti site.
The boy plans to use the money to buy a new bike, football equipment and new computers for his brothers.
A curiosity: in the words of Instagram service, the minimum age to access the application is 13 years old. That is, Jani still need to wait three years to publish photos on the social network without violating the usage policy - despite its discovery.
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