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[ PRIVACY Forum ] New York Times paywall bypass techniques already
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Tue Mar 22 02:05:20 2011
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New York Times paywall bypass techniques already appearing
http://j.mp/ehWBJL (Nieman Lab)
Well, consider the first shot in the NYT paywall battle fired.
Canadian coder David Hayes has just released NYTClean, a bookmarklet
that, in one click, tears down the Times' paywall.
...
The Times paywall doesn't launch in the United States for another
week; the paper has plenty of time to plug this particular Javascript
vulnerability, which goes by the name NYTClean, if it wants to. But
the real question is: Is this a hole they really want closed? Or is
this one of the intentional leaks in the wall?
- - -
Reference:
"Brief Thoughts on "New York Times" Charging (and a Prediction)"
http://j.mp/eIMCVS (Lauren's Blog)
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