BBR Users Get Macworld Privacy Issue Corrected Protecting Steve Jobs from drive-by re-subscription Users in our All things Macintosh forum recently discovered a vulnerability at the MacWorld website that allowed you to plug in any e-mail address and obtain subscriber account information (even of say, Steve Jobs or the President of MacWorld). Some interesting posters stop by this thread to comment, including Leo Laporte (of TechTV fame), and MacWorld editor Jason Snell. The flaw, now fixed, was thanks to a company named CDS, who provide circulation and list-management services for numerous magazines.
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 Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA | Funny Its odd how long it took to fix such a serious problem but at least someone more "known" came along and got it looked into sooner finally  | |
|  |  The MonkeyI like bananasPremium
join:2000-10-08
New York, NY | Re: Funny Well done, gang!
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 joeybeeJoeyPremium
join:2003-08-12
Hamilton, ON | :) GO ATM! | |
| | | Been a while I think If I remember correctly it's been this way for years. Funny thing is when I would go there and look up my information I just never thought about it being abused. But I do remember having issues with my address changing a lot. I hope you at least got a free subscription for your discovery.
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| |  SidPremium
join:2002-11-29
Santa Maria, CA | Re: Been a while I think said by Buckazznaked: I hope you at least got a free subscription for your discovery. I didn't get anything for it, but wasn't asking either. I'm just glad its taken care of. Macworld didn't seem to happy that I made it public. | |
| | |  BobbPremium
join:2001-02-16
Kent, WA | Re: Been a while I think | |
| | | | | Hope you got your cookie  | |
| | | |  The Dv8orJust call me Dong Suck Oh, M.D.Premium
join:2001-08-09
Denver, CO | Re: Been a while I think Dont you love when the jealous folk crap all over your good deed? Holy schmoley, what did he do wrong here? Pathetic.
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You're so vain... I bet you think this post is about you. | |
| | | | | | | Re: Been a while I think Jealous, I dont think so. He could have quietly made his findings to the magazine. Instead, he decided to put all of the subscribers info out in the open. Very very uncool even though I do not like Macs.
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