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weird f*ing site. apparently doesn't like hn visitors and doesn't want me opening the console. i know when im not wanted

• Hizonner 21d ago
  > doesn't want me opening the console Whoa. That's not even something it should be able to detect. What's the gaping security hole that lets it do that?
  • wavemode 21d ago
    there are a wide variety of ways to indirectly detect that someone opened devtools the most common way is to set a breakpoint, which pause JS execution only if devtools are open. this pause can be detected with a timer.
    • danaris 21d ago
      ...how do you set a breakpoint in someone else's devtool console?
      • bmandale 21d ago
        debugger;
• NekkoDroid 21d ago
  On Firefox, while F12 is intercepted you can still open it with Ctrl+Shift+E