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What a honeypot. Anyone dumb enough to participate would have to fly United.

• vonklaus 11y ago
  > What a honeypot. How? They didn't dump a list of who is participating but Jordan Wiens was named and has a public profile and has published security research. I don't think black hat hackers are decloaking from tor to take a stab at some airline miles. I wouldn't say the people are outright dumb; maybe they enjoy it and have a vacation lined up. Obviously, it isn't as financially rewarding as other BB programs, but outside of the compensation it doesn't seem overtly malicious. What rubs you the wrong way here?
  • misterbwong 11y ago
    He's being sarcastic. It's a running joke among frequent fliers that flying United is almost punishment because they are so bad. So even though you get the miles, you actually have to actually fly on United
    • saryant 11y ago
      Not really. Frequent fliers know you can redeem United miles for flights on any *A carrier.