News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Facebook says one hundred API users may have improperly accessed user data. Parent comment

Re:Facebook says one hundred API users may have improperly a... by pengstrom on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @01:50AM (#21460297)
Sitting in the comforts of your own home is very different from having to go outside to reach the victims.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Facebook says one hundred API users may have improperly a... by knzhou on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @01:55AM (#21460317)
And blocking social media stalkers is much much easier than stopping real ones. It is indeed a different game, but I don't think it's qualitatively worse.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Facebook says one hundred API users may have improperly a... by crematoria on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:40AM (#21460500)
It can be automated and packaged into a solution for anyone to use. IRL stalking is hard and dangerous, and it's going to be that way for the foreseeable future. Is that "qualitatively" worse enough?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Facebook says one hundred API users may have improperly a... by knzhou on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @12:20PM (#21464648)
No, because blocking people takes one click. You can completely solve the problem in literally two seconds. For that reason, I’m more confident of my privacy when on social media sites than in real life.
[ Parent | on HN ]