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It's mildly interesting that ethics are flexible depending on the target, but from a technical standpoint this project is not interesting. The code just builds
by 6cd6beb 7y ago
It's mildly interesting that ethics are flexible depending on the target, but from a technical standpoint this project is not interesting. The code just builds a proxy list, generates a random number, opens a page, and posts the payload. I work with selenium and this isn't solving any interesting problems whatsoever.
Posting it is unethical, and it's disappointing to find on the front page of HN.
- sametmax 7y ago30 years ago, on IRC, doing the same would have been considered a fun hack, and a tongue-in-cheek motivational project for beginners. Different generation I suppose.
- ASalazarMX 7y agoSome people will try this exploit to get free stuff. in the 90s it would have been a few dozen at most, now it would be thousands. It ceases to be tongue-in-cheek when it becomes onerous.
- sametmax 7y agoMy guess is more than the anomally will be detected and the hack will be blocked in 2 days. Compared to the free phone hack with the cereal whistle that everybody though was so cool...
- mrbanks 7y agoIt's called fun.