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minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·22 hours agoAs the article states, they’re an extremely malicious solution to a problem that has better, simpler, and easier to understand solutions. It’s also a very good solution to the “problem” of users being able to do things our corporate overlords don’t want us to do. In short, they’re even worse malware than the ones they’re sold as protecting us from. Enshittification manifest.
minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours ago problem that has better, simpler, and easier to understand solutions. Can you give an example?
minus-squarealottafagina@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoAmazon/whatever login: email: koalalover@schmeemail.com password: hunter2 Email login: username: chlamidiyasux password: hunter3 There. You’ve solved 90% of online fraud that begins with website(s) leaking your credentials and someone combining leaks to gain access to everything in your life via your email (including bank, socials, porn habits, whatever).
As the article states, they’re an extremely malicious solution to a problem that has better, simpler, and easier to understand solutions.
It’s also a very good solution to the “problem” of users being able to do things our corporate overlords don’t want us to do.
In short, they’re even worse malware than the ones they’re sold as protecting us from.
Enshittification manifest.
Can you give an example?
Amazon/whatever login:
Email login:
There. You’ve solved 90% of online fraud that begins with website(s) leaking your credentials and someone combining leaks to gain access to everything in your life via your email (including bank, socials, porn habits, whatever).