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This has been possibly the coolest use of Google Docs I have seen

• fleaflicker 17y ago
  and a way to hijack all of our gmail account names
  • jayliew 17y ago
    doesn't have to be gmail - I added my HN username and @twitter. (Plus, you can obfuscate your email yourself)
    • johns 17y ago
      He's not referring to the data entered. When you share a doc you can see the Google username of everyone viewing it.
      • staunch 17y ago
        Proving the point: terXX.Xones charlXXXbbard laXXXedel syXXXdr larXXXalan daviXXXbert.gordon shaXXXhern JusXXXilly boXXXox BjXXXnGT mnXXXr johXXXns sdXXXf iamXXXingo notorioXXXeeky hasseXXXntanfous patriXXXcuto jXXXn chXXXis maXXXk jayXXXrn richXXXdjg xkeXXXeth mucXXXra abXXXczo proXXXich MattheXXXlair87 roXXXiku ageXX.Xunky
        • jayliew 17y ago
          If you're going to throw your hat into the co-founder pool with information on how to reach you, I think your Google username is the least of your concerns. Seriously, did you know getting on the interwebs reveals your IP address :p Someone could run a full suite of penetration tests on your IP addr to get to your end-point or router.
          • staunch 17y ago
            What about the people merely clicking the link, to view what it is? It reveals their email address/name for anyone to see. That's behavior unlike any other public page on the web.
            • jayliew 17y ago
              But that is the point of a directory listing of people - people who enter their info want to be found and contacted. If you don't want to be contacted, then don't add your information. I'm not sure what you're suggesting is the problem, but perhaps you can suggest a solution? You obfuscate your email addr so that it's human-readable and not spam-bot readable. Or just add your twitter username instead, or whatever choice you prefer.
              • dangrossman 17y ago
                You're missing his point. You reveal your Google Account (and e-mail address for most people) just by viewing the page, without typing a single character into the page.
                • mark_h 17y ago
                  You could always log out first, before clicking on it.
                  • jayliew 17y ago
                    I see. Basically, the consumers of the content (the people just wanting to see what's on the list) want to be completely 100% anonymous. I wonder how the producers of the content (the people entering their information on the spreadsheet) would feel about that. Well there you go, as suggested above.. you can always logout first - or create a dummy account. Google sign-in is arguably one of the commonly used on the Web, even if you're really anti-Google .. having a dummy account would be real handy. Excess paranoia, on the other hand, is another topic.
  • dpritchett 17y ago
    Maybe I'm just not creative enough but what could be so bad about folks knowing my gmail account name?
    • mixmax 17y ago
      I am king of Nigeria and has been taken to jail by the new leaderships. I have many money hidden but need your hel to get it. Will make us both rich!!!! Please contact med hurriedly so we can go get money together.
      • Tichy 17y ago
        Hm, what would be a story that would deceive a HN user? Maybe something about starting a company?
        • mattmanser 17y ago
          I startup founder be from Nigeria. Have found intellectual property for crunchpad mega-tablet in prison. If 100,000 of your dollars send me, can free and make us million. CEO you can be.
          • crocowhile 17y ago
            Yoda?
          • chrischen 17y ago
            Their English is usually a lot better. I believe English is one of nigerias national languages.
      • dasil003 17y ago
        Your style is all wrong, it's more like: "Dear Sir, I am writing to in a matter of utmost urgency and secrecy. My name is Olamilekan Smith, close personal advisor of the deposed aristocrat Charles Bartholomew Richards ii. In his haste to escape persecution he hastily imposed upon me the task of securing safe transfer of his considerable monetary assets to an international bank account..."
• arfrank 17y ago
  Makes me wonder if there is an upper limit to the number of people who can concurrently view/edit a google doc
  • mpobrien 17y ago
    I'm consistently getting a message saying "Viewing in simple list mode due to high traffic to this document" so whatever that limit is, we hit it. I guess I'll have to wait before I can add my info. Bummer.
    • notaddicted 17y ago
      You can still edit. Click the "add" button that appears under "Row ^" in the upper left.
  • adammichaelc 17y ago
    appended to the end of the url: "toomany=true"