Ernie SmithTell me, SEO guy, how I could have exploited the people who used udm14.
If people take advantage of this thing I did to scam people I will be so pissed off. So let me denounce it in the strongest of terms. DO NOT DO THIS.
matt@ernie I see an abhorrent "the guy who made udm14 missed an opportunity to make sleazy money" but don't see "how you too can twist udm14 into an exploit". What am I missing?
@maphew there was a bit in Ars recently that noted that sites like these can be security risks if you don't trust the people making them. By implying that they're a get rich quick scheme at heart it encourages questionable players to shove sketchy ads or tracking onto a site like this.
@maphew If your motives are wrong it could be really dangerous for the end user.
@maphew I have had to account for safety concerns somewhat and someone treating this as an exploitable strategy doesn't help the cause
@ernie oh, ok, so you weren't calling attention to a possibility your udm14 site specifically can be used by a 3rd party for nefarious ends. Rather it's that someone is holding it up as an example, "hey do what this guy did, add your rusty hook and get rich quick"
@maphew exactly. If you look at the underlying newsletter the person is sharing what they call black-hat growth hacking tactics. I could easily see someone with a bad compass do this and scam people.