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Would it help you to know that Shelflip is secured by Norton secured and ex-Google Engineers?

by gnu8 12y ago

justinph 12y ago
No. You can put anything you want in text or graphics on the screen. You need to send people to a secure amazon.com login page and pass an OAuth token.
- sahaskatta 12y ago
  I agree. If my Amazon credentials are stolen, here's what I have at risk: - My credit card details (multiple) - Shipping / billing addresses - My private order history 5+ years - Access to all my AWS instances - Amazon Cloud Drive data - And I'm probably forgetting a few... With that being said, even services like Mint.com require handing over your bank's password to them even today. It's really not a good practice even if they are stored securely.
  - toomuchtodo 12y ago
    Tried Shelfflip, minutes later received this email from Amazon: "Your Amazon.com password has been changed" This is an important message from Amazon.com. As a precaution, we've reset your Amazon.com password because you may have been subject to a "phishing" scam. Here's how phishing works: A scam artist sends an e-mail, which is designed to look like it came from a reputable company such as a bank, financial institution, or retailer like Amazon.com, but is in fact a forgery. These e-mails direct you to a website that looks remarkably similar to the reputable company's website, where you are asked to provide account information such as your e-mail address and password. Since that web site is actually controlled by the phisher, they get the information you entered. Go to amazon.com/phish to read more about ways to protect yourself from phishing. To regain access to your Amazon customer account: 1. Go to Amazon.com and click the "Your Account" link at the top of our website. 2. Click the link that says "Forgot your password?" 3. Follow the instructions to set a new password for your account. Please choose a new password and do not use the same password you used with us previously. Thank you for your interest in Amazon.com.
    - sunyata 12y ago
      Oh yeah - I checked it out before reading the comments here. Stupidly. Sleep deprivation sucks for cognition. Got the same exact email...
wpietri 12y ago
"Secured by Norton" has about the same ring for me as "nutrition by McDonald's".
mcfunley 12y ago
How many ex-google engineers are there? Tens of thousands? They can't all be any good.

Would it help you to know that Shelflip is secured by Norton secured and ex-Google Engineers?

by gnu8 12y ago

Would it help you to know that Shelflip is secured by Norton secured and ex-Google Engineers?

No. You can put anything you want in text or graphics on the screen. You need to send people to a secure amazon.com login page and pass an OAuth token.

sahaskatta 12y ago
I agree. If my Amazon credentials are stolen, here's what I have at risk: - My credit card details (multiple) - Shipping / billing addresses - My private order history 5+ years - Access to all my AWS instances - Amazon Cloud Drive data - And I'm probably forgetting a few... With that being said, even services like Mint.com require handing over your bank's password to them even today. It's really not a good practice even if they are stored securely.
- toomuchtodo 12y ago
  Tried Shelfflip, minutes later received this email from Amazon: "Your Amazon.com password has been changed" This is an important message from Amazon.com. As a precaution, we've reset your Amazon.com password because you may have been subject to a "phishing" scam. Here's how phishing works: A scam artist sends an e-mail, which is designed to look like it came from a reputable company such as a bank, financial institution, or retailer like Amazon.com, but is in fact a forgery. These e-mails direct you to a website that looks remarkably similar to the reputable company's website, where you are asked to provide account information such as your e-mail address and password. Since that web site is actually controlled by the phisher, they get the information you entered. Go to amazon.com/phish to read more about ways to protect yourself from phishing. To regain access to your Amazon customer account: 1. Go to Amazon.com and click the "Your Account" link at the top of our website. 2. Click the link that says "Forgot your password?" 3. Follow the instructions to set a new password for your account. Please choose a new password and do not use the same password you used with us previously. Thank you for your interest in Amazon.com.
  - sunyata 12y ago
    Oh yeah - I checked it out before reading the comments here. Stupidly. Sleep deprivation sucks for cognition. Got the same exact email...

wpietri 12y ago

"Secured by Norton" has about the same ring for me as "nutrition by McDonald's".

mcfunley 12y ago

How many ex-google engineers are there? Tens of thousands? They can't all be any good.