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 techjoePremium
join:2004-02-20
Warrenville, IL
kudos:1 | duh.. Holy cow! A beta with a bug!  | | |
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 KAD ImagingJust Shoot ItPremium
join:2002-09-21
Hialeah, FL | said by techjoe:
Holy cow! A beta with a bug!
Okay, okay, take it easy children.  Both sides are taking this issue the wrong way. Yes, the service is BETA so what?? Who gives a sh!t? You release it to the public be prepared for WHATEVER consequences arise from that. Everyone forget that Google gave out 1000's of invites in the last month knowing that this will increase the number of users on their system. The key is that this isn't a *load* issue. It's a software flaw. I work closely with about a dozen+ programmers/developers and this type of thing never would have gotten past lab testing. Who the hell is QA'ing the software?? Who are their security auditors?? Alpha testers?? Those people that ask the tough questions like "Can authenticated users access the account of another registered users." If two identical auth requests are submitted what happens. Can the POST/GET scripts be compromised, etc..
A LOT of people use the exact same logins for everything meaning that if the account creation script can be seen, someone has access to everything that person is registered for and only has to start loging into banks, ebay, etc. to severely destroy someones life. An of course, some @$$ is gonna chime in "Well they should use different logins for everything. Yeah, like you have a different login for all your PC's, BBR, /., Fark, etc...
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| No one HAD to register, it was an offer that google made to those who were up to trying their BETA email. By using their BETA email service, you understand and agree to their terms that there is a risk of virtually anything going wrong. If you don't want to risk that, then don't use it, simple as that. Sure, they messed up, but that is what beta is for. Google made no promises of keeping anyone's data secure. | |
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No, but they could use a different login for what is a beta service than everything else; that wouldn't be too much hassle. Personally I have 3 different logins I use depending on the level of security required.
Anyway, there is such a thing as an End User Agreement, wether we choose to read it or not. | |
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Re: duh.. - the service is BETA so what?? > Yes, the service is BETA so what??
So the users who accept the free accounts should help Google by submitting feature requests, annoyances, and finding errors. Tell Google what sucks and what you like - as a beta tester, thats your job.
Provide real world feedback. And by all means, if you can do it better faster and for free...
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