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  1. #Landlords Demand Tenants’ #Workplace #Logins to #Scrape Their #Paystubs

    Landlords are using a service that logs into a potential renter’s #employer systems and scrapes their paystubs and other information en masse, potentially in violation of U.S. #hacking laws, according to screenshots of the tool shared with 404 Media.
    #privacy #security #payroll #tenants

    404media.co/landlords-demand-t

  2. Probably the best idea for cutting traffic to your web site that serv s #ADs is to #ratelimit and turn ON #logins so the #OpenWeb is subjected to .... *Checks Notes*

    .... Less #ADs that use to generate moneys to non-logged in users on your web site.

    #Brilliant #ADWeek #MBA101 #PR101 #AdvertisingStrategy that will obvs. be talked about by #MBA types for decades to come! ಠಿ_ಠ

  3. Page from #mastodon #instance #writingexchange (writing.exchange) #monitoring #access to account.
    Questions:
    - How do they know from what device the user is logging in?
    - How do they know that the user hasn't logged in "for a while"?
    - Are they #monitoring the users' #devices and #logins?
    Without acknowledging the user?
    - Is this #commonpractice on #mastodon #instances ?