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grimli333

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grimli333··on Virtual Machine Detection in the Browser (2019)
Well, presumably there may be valid use cases for WebGL applications or games behaving differently according to specific vendors/drivers.

It feels like something that needs to be asked permission for, however, so it can’t be used for nefarious purposes.

grimli333··on I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API
There’s also a Knight Rider Lab in the Atlantic Ocean. Michael Knight is so cool his secret base has a McDonald’s. I wonder how KITT gets there though.
grimli333··on 4chan reveals online voter exploit that can be used to cancel ballots?
Yes, this is true. However, it is public information and the site has a disclaimer indicating this. There is an alternate route to register to vote if your information is confidential. It’s trivial to learn this information in other ways as well. It’s somewhat notable how easy it was for me to look up a prominent politicians registration info, but that is simply not news. This post was flagged appropriately.
grimli333··on 4chan reveals online voter exploit that can be used to cancel ballots?
It took me five minutes to verify this information about Oregon is not factual. You can see someone’s address with name and date of birth, but the site makes it clear if you register with this system that info will not be confidential. You cannot register or change address without an Oregon DMV number. I have not verified additional states. EDIT: To clarify, I only mention registration and change of address because these are the only features I can find that resemble the report in any way. There is no way to request a replacement. You can very very easily test this yourself.
grimli333··on 4chan reveals online voter exploit that can be used to cancel ballots?
It does not. Also, you can’t even update registration info without an Oregon DMV number. At that point you’re straight up committing identity theft. Even if you could it does not invalidate an already submitted ballot. This is not correct information you are spreading.
grimli333··on 4chan reveals online voter exploit that can be used to cancel ballots?
Wow. This post was dangerous disinformation. I have independently confirmed this is false and ballots cannot be canceled or changed.

It is indeed possible to see addresses where ballots were mailed, and I was able to view a politician’s information using only their name and date of birth gleaned from Wikipedia.

I’m sure this information can be found in any number of ways, however. There is also a disclaimer stating “ If your information is confidential or you are not yet 18 years old, contact your county elections official to confirm your registration status.” which indicates using that site to register has no implication of privacy.

grimli333··on 4chan reveals online voter exploit that can be used to cancel ballots?
I don’t understand. Why would these states allow you to invalidate a ballot online? What’s the legitimate use case for that feature?