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It's funny that if you open developer tools in facebook.com, you get a nice message about not to copy things into the developer console. Stop! t78-eatOBZQ.js:1

It's funny that if you open developer tools in facebook.com, you get a nice message about not to copy things into the developer console. Stop! t78-eatOBZQ.js:172 This is a browser feature intended for developers. If someone told you to copy-paste something here to enable a Facebook feature or "hack" someone's account, it is a scam and will give them access to your Facebook account. t78-eatOBZQ.js:172 See https://www.facebook.com/selfxss https://www.facebook.com/selfxss for more information.

ryanlol 8y ago
There used to be pretty widespread "worms" instructing you to paste javascript snippets into the developer console.
- kostarelo 8y ago
  And "hacks" that would make your FB Page go viral and stuff. I used to hear that a lot from close friends and I remember how hard I wanted to laugh but couldn't.
Moru 8y ago
You get this when trying to paste on any page in firefox console view: Scam Warning: Take care when pasting things you don't understand. This could allow attackers to steal your identity or take control of your computer. Please type 'allow pasting' below (no need to press enter) to allow pasting.
- merb 8y ago
  I actually don't get that.
  - danShumway 8y ago
    Dumb question, but have you ever pasted in the past? Once you do it once and turn on pasting, you won't get the warning again. about:config --> devtools.selfxss.count needs to be 0 when Firefox boots up to get the warning.
    - TravHatesMe 8y ago
      "pasted in the past" I had to reread that a couple of times
      - askafriend 8y ago
        Please try to make a more substantive contribution next time. Comments like this don't contribute to the conversation and have quite a distracting effect. HN has its issues but the least we can do is to take care that the quality of discourse doesn't turn into another Reddit.
        tomhoward 8y ago
        Your general concern is commendable, but some content-lite comments are worse than others, and sometimes just making nice is more important than calling it out when a comment is largely benign.
        askafriend 8y ago
        Fair! I actually deleted it first before going back and deciding to post it. I've started to see more "content-lite" comments recently (along with puns), so I figured it might be good to over-index on pointing out community values. Hopefully OP was able to see that it wasn't personal and that I meant no harm.
orf 8y ago
Is this executed when you open the device tools, or previously when the page is opened?
Derek_MK 8y ago
WoW also does similar things to this; see the end of the article. It's good that they specifically relate it to losing items/gold, since many players actually may not make that connection, and may not think the risk is as big as it is.

ryanlol 8y ago

There used to be pretty widespread "worms" instructing you to paste javascript snippets into the developer console.

kostarelo 8y ago
And "hacks" that would make your FB Page go viral and stuff. I used to hear that a lot from close friends and I remember how hard I wanted to laugh but couldn't.

Moru 8y ago

You get this when trying to paste on any page in firefox console view: Scam Warning: Take care when pasting things you don't understand. This could allow attackers to steal your identity or take control of your computer. Please type 'allow pasting' below (no need to press enter) to allow pasting.

merb 8y ago
I actually don't get that.
- danShumway 8y ago
  Dumb question, but have you ever pasted in the past? Once you do it once and turn on pasting, you won't get the warning again. about:config --> devtools.selfxss.count needs to be 0 when Firefox boots up to get the warning.
  - TravHatesMe 8y ago
    "pasted in the past" I had to reread that a couple of times
    - askafriend 8y ago
      Please try to make a more substantive contribution next time. Comments like this don't contribute to the conversation and have quite a distracting effect. HN has its issues but the least we can do is to take care that the quality of discourse doesn't turn into another Reddit.
      - tomhoward 8y ago
        Your general concern is commendable, but some content-lite comments are worse than others, and sometimes just making nice is more important than calling it out when a comment is largely benign.
        askafriend 8y ago
        Fair! I actually deleted it first before going back and deciding to post it. I've started to see more "content-lite" comments recently (along with puns), so I figured it might be good to over-index on pointing out community values. Hopefully OP was able to see that it wasn't personal and that I meant no harm.

orf 8y ago

Is this executed when you open the device tools, or previously when the page is opened?

Derek_MK 8y ago

WoW also does similar things to this; see the end of the article. It's good that they specifically relate it to losing items/gold, since many players actually may not make that connection, and may not think the risk is as big as it is.