Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by bedelman on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @12:40AM
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Ben here. My real (substantive) write-up is https://vptdigital.com/blog/honey-detecting-testers/ . Happy to discuss / answer questions / etc.
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Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by satvikpendem on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @02:07AM
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Looks like the server is down, I get a connection reset error
Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by vee-kay on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @05:48AM
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Link is working for me
Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by vee-kay on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @05:48AM
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I just love it - what's the chance that some internet stranger cites some site (pub intended) of another strange on some random forum, and that site/blog's owner immediately chimes in (as a member of that forum, no less) to take up the discussion, and to answer questions and share some (insider/off-the-beaten-track) insights. It is wonderful to see such positive interactions and knowledge sharing of humanity.
Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by PUSH_AX on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @06:49AM
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Getting “vptdigital.com unexpectedly closed the connection.
” errors on your site currently just fyi
Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by milkytron on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @02:46PM
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In your interview with MegaLag posted in the video, you say something along the lines that civil courts are probably the most likely place any lawsuits would be held (I forget the exact wording used).
If you had used Honey, would you join a civil or class action suit against them?
Re:Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
by bedelman on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @08:31PM
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I believe in class actions as the most efficient way for large groups (of consumers or small businesses) to resolve disputes. Have to think about the specific claim. Yesterday's write-up covers a scheme harming other affiliates (creators, influencers, reviewers, etc.) and also harming merchants and networks. I don't know if users are direct victims of the stand-down violations and concealment.