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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by 5ilv3r on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:27PM (#15802998)
Do you live in some horrible place where your neighbors will throw gas on your burning house unless you can quickly and quietly get the fire department there first, to put out the fire that the FIRE DEPARTMENT started?

Dude. That was your example.

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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by saagarjha on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:37PM (#15803083)
It's an analogy (and it's not mine, mind you; I simply tried to make it more accurate)–don't take it too literally. Hacking is a thing that exists. By reporting this publicly it's become a lot easier to hack people.
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