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Security Flaw on the Donald Daters App
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04:48 - 10:32 (05:43)

The Donald Daters app, specifically created for Donald Trump supporters to find each other, was found to have a serious security flaw. Personal user data was stored in an online database using Firebase, which had no security protocols in place.

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The Android app mentioned uses Firebase, a real-time online database service offered by Google, to store all user data, which creates a security vulnerability that can be exploited to gain access to the database.
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Firebase, Security
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The Android app mentioned uses Firebase, a real-time online database service offered by Google, to store all user data, which creates a security vulnerability that can be exploited to gain access to the database.

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Security Flaw on the Donald Daters App
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Ep 49: Elliot
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Darknet Diaries
Elliot, a researcher, posted Donald Daters' users' profile pictures on Twitter, exposing the app's security flaw.
07:13 - 10:32 (03:18)
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Cybersecurity
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Elliot, a researcher, posted Donald Daters' users' profile pictures on Twitter, exposing the app's security flaw. Vice's motherboard wrote a story, and a hacker claimed to have accessed all users' private messages and information.

Chapter
Security Flaw on the Donald Daters App
Episode
Ep 49: Elliot
Podcast
Darknet Diaries