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In response to "Everything on the web is public. It's the responsibility of the data provider to protect their customers. AT&T failed this responsibility." by Beryllium

Tell that to the 114,000 people whose stuff got revealed by this guy. He had choices and he chose to be a dick.

Posted by TWuG Mar 18 '13, 09:50

He found the exploit. He should have notified AT&T.

He could've just pointed a tech media site to the exploit.

Instead he took info for 114,000 users (is that 114,000 instances of just adding 1 to a URL?) and made it public.

The door may have been unlocked, but instead of calling the homeowner he stole the TV. Yeah, *anyone* walking by the home could have checked the door and stolen the TV, but he actually did. That's a crime and that deserves time.

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But not 3.5 years. AT&T wrote the code. AT&T had a responsibility to say "restrict this information", but instead they told the code - Beryllium Mar 18, 10:05 2
- it's not like he accidentally got the information. if he wanted to make a point, he could have informed the secret service or fbi about the flaw plus - zork Mar 18, 10:13
- (asking 100K times was a dick move. This clearly sets a precedent in all cases of United Stats v. Dick Move) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 10:09

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Tell that to the 114,000 people whose stuff got revealed by this guy. He had choices and he chose to be a dick.

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