[MichaelApproved]

That ruins the service for the rest of us. The phrase "this is why we can't have anything nice" applies perfectly to this post and comment.

[jacquesm]

Maybe we should re-brand the service we're posting this on to 'ConsumerNews' then?

[chippy]

KeepYahooAliveNews

[MichaelApproved]

Hacking does not have to equal abusing. I could advocate for fair use of a service and still hack it.

[jacquesm]

What's your position on Daeken's hack of the hotel room locks then?

[MichaelApproved]

IIRC, he was responsible about the hole by telling the company first and trying to work with them to get it fixed. He released the info after they were unresponsive. I think that's proper way to handle that.

But this thing with Yahoo isn't really the same. One is a security breach while the other is trying to abuse a service.

I like hacks and fun experiments. The idea of putting extra content in pictures is interesting but OP was talking about setting up a system around it to put it into wide spread use.

[belorn]

While I understand what you are saying, it does imply that people should not try to experiment or think of new usages because "it will ruin it for everyone else".

[supergauntlet]

Yeah, on the one hand this sort of thing seems like a fun project, but on the other hand it's incredibly exploitive.