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obfuscating is useless: http://www.google.com/search?q=at+gmail+dot+com http://www.google.com/search?q=at+gmail+dot+com Collect enough patterns and you can ha

by est 17y ago

obfuscating is useless: http://www.google.com/search?q=at+gmail+dot+com http://www.google.com/search?q=at+gmail+dot+com Collect enough patterns and you can harvest tons of email addresses like used to be.

mseebach 17y ago
There's a difference between what can be done, and what will be done. The point in the article is that simple obfuscation actually works.
- petsos 17y ago
  Yes, but that's like hiding behind your finger. It is so easy to de-obfuscate that it is just a matter of time.
  - gloob 17y ago
    A matter of time is plenty good enough for the time being. It's an email account, not a bank account.