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Princeton Hacks Yale, Harvard Not Surprised
Semji Rkim writes: "Yale Daily News is running a story of several occassions in which Princeton officials entered the Yale Online website and viewed admissions decisions. Princeton officials claim they were simply researching security for their own website. Reportedly the website, on initial log-in, would show applicants either a congratulatory fireworks display or a rejection notice. Princeton officials informally mentioned that they had accessed students' records on Yale's admissions site at an Ivy League deans' conference. The Yale website apparently used names, birth dates, and social security information as unique identifiers to allow access to the site. They are considering adding a PIN in the future."
John Nash had something to do with it. Or maybe we're all made up in his mind and he had to do it because that Dick Tracy looking guy told him too.
WWJD.... for a Klondike bar?
Yale is dumb.
Princeton is unethical.
Harvard is laughing it's ass off.
I have Karma To Burn.... Let me tell you something. This is the result of the political machinations of Alexander Clark A yale microsoft drone. Clark has been working for M$ for a long ass time. Essentially, he made a website (yalestation.com^h^h^h.org when he realized people were on to him) in order to be powerful/whatever. He bamboozled our administration into thinking this was a "good thing" (tm) The real "nerd" (read: not m$ junkies) at our school were up in arms over this insanity. There's a whole dramatic background story (thats about 4 pages typed) if you'd like to know.... This "hack" is the result of one boy's ego trip. More info? reply to post and i'll email you the whole story.
When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi. (Larry Wall)
Running a Windows server, it's no wonder Princeton could hack them.
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