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by BobaFloutist 698 days ago
> The way most of the writeups make it sound is that it’s some sort of hack, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.

All the best/most effective hacks involve convincing someone to download something they shouldn't that lets you sidestep security.
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halJordan 697 days ago
It was fully clear and fully remunerated. It was no way a hack and thats disingenuous wording so you can hate on FB. If you install a vpn then you are affirmatively giving control of your traffic tot he vpn. FB isnt under any obligation to explain how networks work. In the same way we don't explain dns or routing. Is your boss obligated to tell you ACH transactions are in the clear and anyone can watch settlement? No. You're not being hacked when your bank sends payments via ach.
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BobaFloutist 697 days ago
I'm not arguing that the users got hacked, I'm arguing that the competitors got hacked.
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