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Paul M · #22 06-26-2005, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean C

As said above, it's a privacy issue. For example, if there was a modification which had a big exploit, one could go to the list of users who have installed, and look to see which have it in their profile, and then go round exploiting. Whilst, we realise that 99% of vB.org users would never do this, there is always the slim possibility

Maybe I'm missing something here. Exactly how is this an issue ? ONLY the hack author would be able to see this list, not everyone. How is there any more of a risk of the AUTHOR doing this then there already is - and in most cases (as I have complained elsewhere) - few people have any link to their site from here anyway, so even if I knew "joebloggs" had it installed - I have no idea what his site is.

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