Comments on: The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Greatest Hack Ever http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:03:11 -0800 hourly 1 By: Update to Google Docs security issues « peekay http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-3094634 Update to Google Docs security issues « peekay Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:41:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-3094634 [...] to regular users — the old Microsoft Fast Save feature comes to mind, as well as a number of accidental disclosures involving PDF.  The fact that someone can fiddle with an embedded image’s URL (normally [...] [...] to regular users — the old Microsoft Fast Save feature comes to mind, as well as a number of accidental disclosures involving PDF.  The fact that someone can fiddle with an embedded image’s URL (normally [...]

]]> By: Keeping your secrets to yourself—what can your shared documents tell others? | Paper Jammed http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2709442 Keeping your secrets to yourself—what can your shared documents tell others? | Paper Jammed Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:23:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2709442 [...] February, the Associated Press was able to uncover the secret details of the Facebook/ConnectU settlement using this same [...] [...] February, the Associated Press was able to uncover the secret details of the Facebook/ConnectU settlement using this same [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2638510 Jay Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:52:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2638510 I have seen this before, Microsoft has a beta version of a redaction tool for Word, early versions of which caused this problem, however, the giveaway was the Microsft web site "We recommend that you carefully review any documents redacted using this tool to confirm that all the information that you intended to redact was successfully redacted." Bet the IT bods forgot to tell them that!! I have seen this before, Microsoft has a beta version of a redaction tool for Word, early versions of which caused this problem, however, the giveaway was the Microsft web site
“We recommend that you carefully review any documents redacted using this tool to confirm that all the information that you intended to redact was successfully redacted.”

Bet the IT bods forgot to tell them that!!

]]> By: Pages tagged "shoddy" http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2631298 Pages tagged "shoddy" Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:33:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2631298 [...] bookmarks tagged shoddy The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settle... saved by 2 others     saaipuntnl bookmarked on 02/20/09 | [...] [...] bookmarks tagged shoddy The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settle… saved by 2 others     saaipuntnl bookmarked on 02/20/09 | [...]

]]> By: got a problem? just blame microsoft (so says the Guardian) « bad robot http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2628089 got a problem? just blame microsoft (so says the Guardian) « bad robot Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:30:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2628089 [...] redacted. When TechCrunch reported on it, they called it, “the greatest hack ever” (The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Greatest Hack Ever). Our intrepid Mr. Naughton referred to the AP reporter as [...] [...] redacted. When TechCrunch reported on it, they called it, “the greatest hack ever” (The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Greatest Hack Ever). Our intrepid Mr. Naughton referred to the AP reporter as [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="608316063">Dhirendra Kumar</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2625192 Dhirendra Kumar Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:01:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2625192 ggfg ggfg

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2624821 Andy Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:50:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624821 Show the revenue and the expenses @facebook and then people can decide how much they are worth. Show the revenue and the expenses @facebook and then people can decide how much they are worth.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="2355">fb2355</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2624747 fb2355 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:34:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624747 Wow. Wow.

]]> By: Russiantoconclusions http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2624541 Russiantoconclusions Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:11:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624541 I don't know, but whoever created the document didn't actually redact the content. They just placed a colored box over the text in order to hide it. If they really redacted the content then there would be no way for AP to uncover the info. I don’t know, but whoever created the document didn’t actually redact the content. They just placed a colored box over the text in order to hide it. If they really redacted the content then there would be no way for AP to uncover the info.

]]> By: AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Elite Hacking | Shabooty.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2624348 AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Elite Hacking | Shabooty.com Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:26:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624348 [...] via: tech crunch [...] [...] via: tech crunch [...]

]]> By: Dimitris http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2624187 Dimitris Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:39:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624187 $3.7 billion? It's normal! $3.7 billion? It’s normal!

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2624040 Steve Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:26:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624040 Not too sophisticated are they... I didn't see anyone bring up a fairly vital point. I'm in the securities industry. FB was doing everything in its power to devalue* the firm in order to reduce the payout, that's why it was trying to be so secretive. It was basically a very costly argument over figuring out how big of a pie they were going to get their slice from. It was in FB's best interest to claim as low value as possible. If I got 1m shares of FB@11$, I'd be ringing the register all the way to the bank. Maybe facebook's attorney's could use <a href="http://www.justaskgemalto.com/" rel="nofollow">justaskgemalto</a> to be a little more careful in protecting their data. Not too sophisticated are they…

I didn’t see anyone bring up a fairly vital point. I’m in the securities industry. FB was doing everything in its power to devalue* the firm in order to reduce the payout, that’s why it was trying to be so secretive. It was basically a very costly argument over figuring out how big of a pie they were going to get their slice from. It was in FB’s best interest to claim as low value as possible. If I got 1m shares of FB@11$, I’d be ringing the register all the way to the bank. Maybe facebook’s attorney’s could use justaskgemalto to be a little more careful in protecting their data.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="5405110">Dave McClure</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2624000 Dave McClure Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:07:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2624000 @bart czernicki: WTF are you talking about?!? zuck had an offer from Yahoo to sell for around $1B. he turned it down, and got financing done at $15B equivalent, albeit from motivated investors. later, they were valued at somewhere around $4B. now $16B is definitely > $1B, and even if that was a temporary number $4B is still > $1B. not to mention, FB is *still* growing and monetizing. tell me again why he should have sold to Yahoo? @bart czernicki: WTF are you talking about?!?

zuck had an offer from Yahoo to sell for around $1B.

he turned it down, and got financing done at $15B equivalent, albeit from motivated investors.

later, they were valued at somewhere around $4B.

now $16B is definitely > $1B, and even if that was a temporary number $4B is still > $1B.

not to mention, FB is *still* growing and monetizing.

tell me again why he should have sold to Yahoo?

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="5405110">Dave McClure</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2623996 Dave McClure Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:03:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623996 @jay: maybe not banks, but individuals will. i know there are people who have sold options at prices near the number reported... so there *IS* a market, and i'd be surprised if at least some folks haven't gotten a little bit of liquidity. they are definitely worth something, even if you don't think so. @jay: maybe not banks, but individuals will.

i know there are people who have sold options at prices near the number reported… so there *IS* a market, and i’d be surprised if at least some folks haven’t gotten a little bit of liquidity.

they are definitely worth something, even if you don’t think so.

]]> By: Space http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2623976 Space Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:15:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623976 Fuck Zuck, no matter how hard he worked. He is a scumbag thief! Boycott FB! Fuck Zuck, no matter how hard he worked. He is a scumbag thief! Boycott FB!

]]> By: News for Geek » PDF redaction still not working http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623969 News for Geek » PDF redaction still not working Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:03:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623969 [...] internal valuation was revealed this week thanks to shoddy PDF redaction. Court documents from a settlement between Facebook and ConnectU showed that Facebook values itself [...] [...] internal valuation was revealed this week thanks to shoddy PDF redaction. Court documents from a settlement between Facebook and ConnectU showed that Facebook values itself [...]

]]> By: thank you http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2623968 thank you Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:01:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623968 I haven't laughed that hard in years. I haven’t laughed that hard in years.

]]> By: Wookie Feldberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2623964 Wookie Feldberg Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:56:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623964 Ha ha. Funniest comment ever. Death to facecrooks. Ha ha. Funniest comment ever. Death to facecrooks.

]]> By: PC http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623885 PC Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:38:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623885 Sue someone and get rich. It's the American way! Sue someone and get rich. It’s the American way!

]]> By: Dave Stromfeld http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623770 Dave Stromfeld Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:15:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623770 All, Acrobat has a set of tools to help users correctly and completely remove sensitive content like this from PDF files. I've posted more information on our Acrobat blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/acrobat/2009/02/properly_removing_sensitive_in.html Regards, Dave Stromfeld Acrobat Product Manager Adobe Systems All,
Acrobat has a set of tools to help users correctly and completely remove sensitive content like this from PDF files. I’ve posted more information on our Acrobat blog:

http://blogs.ad...nsitive_in.html

Regards,
Dave Stromfeld
Acrobat Product Manager
Adobe Systems

]]> By: PDF redaction still not working - Hack a Day http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623697 PDF redaction still not working - Hack a Day Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:47:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623697 [...] internal valuation was revealed this week thanks to shoddy PDF redaction. Court documents from a settlement between Facebook and ConnectU showed that Facebook values itself [...] [...] internal valuation was revealed this week thanks to shoddy PDF redaction. Court documents from a settlement between Facebook and ConnectU showed that Facebook values itself [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623673 Jonathan Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:19:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623673 other redacted stuff is more juicy: "THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH IT, WHICH WE ONLY BECAME AWARE OF IN LATE MARCH, IS THAT IT APPEARS THAT, THAT FACEBOOK COMMITTED SECURITIES FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION OF THIS TERM SHEET". not clear if that was redacted becuase it was false, a comment by a witness, damning to FAcebook or what... other redacted stuff is more juicy:

“THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH IT, WHICH WE ONLY
BECAME AWARE OF IN LATE MARCH, IS THAT IT APPEARS
THAT, THAT FACEBOOK COMMITTED SECURITIES FRAUD IN
CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION OF THIS TERM SHEET”.

not clear if that was redacted becuase it was false, a comment by a witness, damning to FAcebook or what…

]]> By: links for 2009-02-12 | Yostivanich.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623597 links for 2009-02-12 | Yostivanich.com Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:56:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623597 [...] The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Greatest Hack Ever "The document reveals that Facebook’s internal valuation of the company is $3.7 billion" Microsoft got taken. (tags: microsoft technology facebook stocks) [...] [...] The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Greatest Hack Ever "The document reveals that Facebook’s internal valuation of the company is $3.7 billion" Microsoft got taken. (tags: microsoft technology facebook stocks) [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="507237154">Tyler Hoffman</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623595 Tyler Hoffman Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:54:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623595 Oooops! Oooops!

]]> By: To Release or not to Release: The Brian Sinclair Tragedy « Brian Bowman’s On the Cutting Edge Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/comment-page-2/#comment-2623589 To Release or not to Release: The Brian Sinclair Tragedy « Brian Bowman’s On the Cutting Edge Blog Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:46:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43138#comment-2623589 [...] separate story reported at TechCrunch demonstrates the risks when releasing redacted documents to the public.  Canadian privacy laws [...] [...] separate story reported at TechCrunch demonstrates the risks when releasing redacted documents to the public.  Canadian privacy laws [...]

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