11–20 of 134 posts
They might be security wise rather weak, but their statistics blog is a brutal-beautiful view into what humans search for dating. https://theblog.okcupid.com/tagged/data
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I learned recently that if someone forwards you the email that OKC sends them alerting them to a new message and you click on it you gain passwordless access to their account. I contacted OKC about this but they said that it was not an issue.
That's shocking! Really surprised that they don't see this as an issue, I would expect that it's trivial to social engineer someone into forwarding you one of those emails.
They might be security wise rather weak, but their statistics blog is a brutal-beautiful view into what humans search for dating. https://theblog.okcupid.com/tagged/data
What people say they sort on: personality, values, morals, political views, friendships, etc. What people sort on when they don't think they're being observed: genes
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's shocking! Really surprised that they don't see this as an issue, I would expect that it's trivial to social engineer someone into forwarding you one of those emails.
Maybe, but how much value is there in taking over people's OKCupid account?
But the messages could be interesting.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
What people say they sort on: personality, values, morals, political views, friendships, etc. What people sort on when they don't think they're being observed: genes
I'm pretty sure 99% of people would openly agree that physical attraction is a core element of partner selection.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm pretty sure 99% of people would openly agree that physical attraction is a core element of partner selection.
Not anymore, but before online dating people were hiding it much more
They might be security wise rather weak, but their statistics blog is a brutal-beautiful view into what humans search for dating. https://theblog.okcupid.com/tagged/data
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I learned recently that if someone forwards you the email that OKC sends them alerting them to a new message and you click on it you gain passwordless access to their account. I contacted OKC about this but they said that it was not an issue.
Lots of sites do this, it’s a feature for the majority of users who prefer convenience over security.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's shocking! Really surprised that they don't see this as an issue, I would expect that it's trivial to social engineer someone into forwarding you one of those emails.
Maybe, but how much value is there in taking over people's OKCupid account?