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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't HN alert users in some manner to new ... by pvg on Thursday February 17, 2022 @10:53AM (#30374397)
that thing steals your session cookie without much asking or explaining
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't HN alert users in some manner to new ... by consumer451 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:13PM (#30377283)
Ooof, sorry for posting it then. Would delete or edit if I could.
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't HN alert users in some manner to new ... by pvg on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:39PM (#30377653)
I don't there's anything deliberately evil about it, it just happens to be effectively credentials harvesting - your auth cookie ends up on someone else's server. If they get compromised, all those HN accounts get compromised. Some people might be ok with that risk, if aware of it.
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