Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

What worries me now is this. Recently some people showed how points could be assigned to posts by clicking on a link. Now I wonder if maybe some of us have been somehow infected and are somehow contributing these points without knowing? Is that even possible?


Do you mean a XSRF-style attack on upvotes? Could be, but I can't imagine why...


You can't imagine why Eve would want to trick Alice and Bob into upvoting one of her submissions she had an interest in?

Or you can not imagine why Eve would want to trick Alice and Bob into upvoting other submissions so that they got killed and her submission received more attention?


I can't imagine how it would be worthwhile to go to that much technical effort for the sake of ranking on HN.


Really? Think about the exposure a fledgling starup can get from being on page 1 for an hour or two. I think a post from malda said HNed was the new /.ed...


I'm not a coder, so I don't know how it could be done. I was just thinking of those "evercookies" that can't be killed in a reasonable manner.




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch! Applications are open till July 27.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: