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See though, there's no way that dummy detection system is going to be good enough to prevent someone determined enough to figure out who made a damaging secret.
by bellerocky 12y ago
See though, there's no way that dummy detection system is going to be good enough to prevent someone determined enough to figure out who made a damaging secret.
For example, remember that seriously hideous post to secret regarding a prominent GitHub employee?[1]. The post has since been removed, but a determined GitHub employee who could see that post could over time defeat the dummy detection with a method similar outlined in the post. Just continue to create new accounts on Secret and iterate on the friends in your contact list the way that git bisect works. Create an account with half your friends and see if the message pops up. If so, create a new account with half that list, and continue until you reach 7 and rotate in users you know aren't responsible. In the end the person who made that horrible post will be revealed.
[1] http://recode.net/2014/03/15/prominent-github-engineer-julie-ann-horvath-quits-claiming-gender-based-harassment/ http://recode.net/2014/03/15/prominent-github-engineer-julie...
- grandalf 12y agoExactly. I too thought of this attack but there have been no secrets shared via my network juicy enough to warrant the time it would take.