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Re:Mass Assignment Vulnerability Exposes Max Verstappen Pass... by trollbridge on Thursday October 23, 2025 @07:30AM (#45680642)
... so you'd prefer that the only people doing this will be black-hat hackers who then sell the information on the black market?
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Re:Mass Assignment Vulnerability Exposes Max Verstappen Pass... by array_key_first on Saturday October 25, 2025 @01:49PM (#45705692)
I think nobody does, but ultimately our laws are stupid. The CFAA in particular can be unfairly weaponized to make examples, and can put people in prison for DECADES for activities that don't warrant such a response.
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