Pls Fix
Web and SaaS
freelance marketplace
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How HN took it
18 positive, 48 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 92 critical, out of 163 comments about the project. Thread score -0.46.
Idea: 18 for, 62 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 13 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstPricing: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Solves a real problem with poor big tech support
From 3 comments
Lmao, this is a fantastic idea. Extremely needed.
skeptrune on HNYes this is excellent. companies usually provide these services anyway to large clients. This is a win win for both the small clients and the lowly worker drone at Google.
ilrwbwrkhv on HNI've been looking for something like this. I was an idiot and my 18 years old reddit account got hacked. Figured it out in a few hours, did a password reset, I change the…
gogusrl on HN
Objections
Bribing employees is commercial bribery and would get them fired
From 3 comments
This is commercial bribery in most places. >California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 641.3 >(a) Any employee who solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept money or any thing of value…
bragr on HNSeems insane. Surely every single company would fire you for doing that. If you put this in its proper term it is "corruption" and you should definitely worry about the legal…
constantcrying on HNOn one hand: an action virtually guaranteed to get you fired. On the other: $150 I used to work at FB and they have a team that tries to catch employees selling access like this.…
maxrmk on HN
Privacy and security risks from exposed data and account takeover
From 3 comments
The description_text that is supposed to only be visible to verified tech workers is exposed publicly in the response to one of the 'msearch' requests if you inspect the network…
tgsovlerkhgsel on HNWhen you have verified employees offering “full account takeover”, are the employees just advertising their willingness to just hand over your account to anyone willing to pay?
Crosseye_Jack on HNThis is wrong and risky at so many levels, not sure if using the big tech name here was a clickbait in the first place 1. Not all employees have access to account and user data…
sandeep_random on HN
Could be a honeypot or sting operation
From 2 comments
This has to be a sting operation. No way would I risk my stable 6-figure job for some random to get their account unlocked. Especially not for "$100" lol. If the account was…
xyst on HNPlot twist - this a honeypot operation by a group of tech companies to find employees to fire.
alchemist1e9 on HN
Requests
Add a way to verify requesters so fraudulent or illegal accounts are not restored
From 2 comments
How do you verify that the requestor isn't just some Joe/Joeline Schmo who's account has been blocked for no reason, as opposed to someone who has been legitimately blocked, say…
multjoy on HNThe reason asking an employee is the only way to get an account unblocked is because it solves the most difficult part of the process: verifying the user is who they say they…
laweijfmvo on HN
Questions
How are employees verified?
From 2 comments
How do you verify employees? Are they really going to sign up to this?
kirstenndb on HNFor now, I'm verifying them via their work email. So far, I've gotten decent feedback from my former colleagues and friends in big tech. Most of them take some sort of…
jpdpeters on HN
Alternatives named
Lawyers or fixers
From 1 comment
Ah, fixers. This used to be a problem mostly in corrupt third world countries. Now ordinary Americans need them. Lawyers usually serve this role in the US.
Animats on HN
Paid premium support from platforms
From 1 comment
The companies should just have paid premium support.
djyaz1200 on HN