Re:Your Username Will Now Serve as Your Password and Your Pa...
by reemrevnivek on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @09:31AM
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Sorry, I wasn't advocating berating the guy.
There is a need to send him one email, saying "Hey, noticed you made a mistake. It's pretty public (see hackernews), and you should fix it soon. Hope that helps!"
I hoped that someone would reply, saying, "Yup, I emailed him." and thus mitigate the potential flood of email. Since there was no announcement on the website to the tune of "Whoops, we made a security blunder, you'll have to do X to log in now", I assumed the guy was oblivious.
There is a need to send him one email, saying "Hey, noticed you made a mistake. It's pretty public (see hackernews), and you should fix it soon. Hope that helps!"
I hoped that someone would reply, saying, "Yup, I emailed him." and thus mitigate the potential flood of email. Since there was no announcement on the website to the tune of "Whoops, we made a security blunder, you'll have to do X to log in now", I assumed the guy was oblivious.