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rajacombinator · 2021-09-03 12:56:38

Yep they’ll just quietly backdoor it in next time.

jlgaddis | karma 11467 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2017-12-17 06:18:42

I doubt that. They haven't backtracked on this at all.

x86x87 | karma 2384 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2023-06-10 23:51:36

There is a non-zero chance they realize they fucked up and backpedal on this.

layer8 | karma 23301 | avg karma 2.59 · | 2022-06-02 14:36:55

Maybe they’ll manage to un-break news.

saintPirelli | karma 372 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2018-11-27 17:27:21+00:00

They will replicate the results, quietly implement a different protocol and never talk about it again for sure.

protoster | karma 306 | avg karma 6.0 · | 2022-09-17 00:56:20

Calling it now: they will backpedal the next day and will say that it was a mistake or accident.

julienfr112 | karma 485 | avg karma 1.32 · | 2019-05-07 14:23:34

Next time, they will...

dkokelley | karma 3901 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2008-02-08 10:24:44

I just hope they don't expect it back later.

SilasX | karma 17521 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2019-08-14 21:10:02+00:00

Actually, I'm not even sure if they will go through and treat themselves like a normal breach. But it will be a jerk move if they don't, and funny/ironic if they do.

meindnoch | karma 3203 | avg karma 3.26 · | 2024-06-20 17:40:58

They will try again.

lawn | karma 6745 | avg karma 3.03 · | 2022-12-18 12:59:03

I don't think they will. Doing so would feel like admitting their mistakes, so it's more probable they'll double down.

onetimemanytime | karma 7716 | avg karma 2.48 · | 2019-06-15 19:44:19

back down until they find a sneaky way to reintroduce it. IMO, case closed. Just a matter of time

nhangen | karma 3670 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2012-01-14 10:39:46

That's exactly what they are going to do. They know that the outcry won't duplicate itself over numerous iterations, and they'll slip it by when people turn away for a moment.

rdl | karma 38800 | avg karma 3.75 · | 2011-02-09 02:26:22+00:00

Somehow I suspect they'll try again.

logicallee | karma 3076 | avg karma 0.77 · | 2014-02-11 20:57:54+00:00

I have a feeling they won't, and will just solve the problem technically. It's how security is done.

cbg0 | karma 2514 | avg karma 4.78 · | 2021-08-23 09:00:05

More likely than not, they'll just move the goalposts farther and find a different excuse for not getting it.

pelario | karma 884 | avg karma 5.14 · | 2017-01-05 04:59:18

I wonder if they will claim that "it was a mistake, a bug". Otherwise, it should backfire them heavily.

ajkjk | karma 8277 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2022-02-02 20:27:52

Well hopefully they don't, y'know.

digi_owl | karma 9592 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2017-11-19 08:32:54

I seem to recall they initially did not, and there was a massive outcry about it, so they relented.

Sounds like one of those things that they will try to sneak back in every odd years or so, and if the masses miss it just once it's game over.

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98codes | karma 938 | avg karma 4.91 · | 2023-12-19 18:11:04

Nah, if it's already reverted, they're good to go. A post-mortem with how something like that got through will definitely be on the table though.