Thanks Quora for forcing everyone to use real name and leaking the info 👎
https://blog.quora.com/Quora-Security-Update?share=1
Atleast they were upfront about it within a week. I respect that. As a user I know that every platform can get hacked but it’s how u respond what matters the most.
You are supposed to do the right thing. This like a dad saying "I take care my kids", well you are supposed to take care of your kids.
Nah, I'm going to venture in the opposite direction. In no way they are required to protect some of our data. They only do so to prevent public backlash
When I register on social media sites I use my first initial of my last name and a spammy email address. Luckily this hack is not going to affect me.
Smart
I hate Quora. If I read an answer I get spammed to read other ones via email.
Their ML works as if it’s like an excel sheet with some ridiculously rudimentary one-to-one or one-to-many correlations lol. Super annoying.
Why would anyone have an account on Quora anyway? The site is idiotically annoying. 🍆
Yeah stick to intelligent sources like blind and twitter
I think because they have done job with SEO, and would often show up in top results. And Quora forces you to have account to see the content. Don't think they did that in past. It's a red flag for me to force people to make accounts.
That's gonna teach people about giving up their details to random people on the internet.
Hopefully Blind doesn't store user-id to email address mapping. If it does and the data is leaked we are all fucked!
Anyone know what security firm they hired?
Keller Williams
They should used real names from the start.
Why thanks? It could have hurt so many people and put so many lives in danger for those who actually needed their anonymity! People have shared stories of abuse other extremely personal stuff.
Quora shouldn’t be used for anonymity. It’s a place where people stand behind their beliefs and willing to stake their reputation on it. Blind is for anonymity
Not everyone works in tech. Not all threads on quora are ideological or informative. A lot are anecdotal, and people asking questions about their messy personal lives.
Even with all the IITians they couldn't stop this breach ... shame
They also ask LC hard and tough systen design questions in interviews. Breach speaks volumes of their engineering ability.
What has iit have to do?