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#1 2012-05-14 23:46:52
Caution
CAUTION:
To all users:
With the new update, watch out!
To all staff members:
Is there any way to prevent this?
when gf clicked ask [What's your name?] and wait set [name v] to (answer) //Let's say that this is a cloud variable. People could trick people into givving away personal info.
Last edited by Set3 (2012-05-15 18:11:26)
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#5 2012-05-15 08:47:56
Re: Caution
Set3 wrote:
CAUTION:
To all users:
With the new update, watch out!
To all staff members:
Is there any way to prevent this?when gf clicked ask [What's your name?] and wait set [name v] to (answer) //Let's say that this is a cloud variable. People could trick people into givving away personal info.
Fixed.
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#6 2012-05-15 09:56:14
- scimonster
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Re: Caution
I thought about this. It could use a seemly harmless variable, then down in some procedure, it could add it to a list, and get Scratchers' names. 
You just have to be careful when it asks for your name.
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#10 2012-05-17 05:21:25
- Paddle2See
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Re: Caution
soniku3 wrote:
Scimonster could close it!
Normally, we only close a topic by request if the request is from the topic owner.
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