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Using Goatse to Stop App Theft (joshcsimmons.com)

680 points by joshcsimmons · 1041 days ago · 433 comments on HN

Article summary

The article discusses using an unconventional method to stop app theft, but the content is not available. However, the comments reveal that the article's author has a blog with a unique system where the entire post is contained in the URL. This system has raised concerns about security and potential abuse. The author has since added defensive programming to the site to address these concerns.

Main themes

  • unconventional blogging system
  • security risks
  • stateless design
  • content ownership
  • XSS attacks
  • deniable content creation

What commenters say

  • The blog's system allows anyone to inject content, which can be used to embed malicious material.
  • The use of base64 encoding and compression in the URL makes it difficult to share links.
  • The system is not truly stateless, as the main page contains links to posts.
  • The blog's design could lead to security risks, such as cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
  • The author's approach may be intended to allow for deniable content creation.
  • The system's design is flawed, and a better approach would be to use a traditional blogging system.
  • The use of shortened URLs could help mitigate some of the issues, but it would compromise the stateless design.
  • The blog's reputation could be at risk due to potential abuse by malicious actors.