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Great work.Would be cool if it shows ebook prices too when I do the search.


They did a good thing, title feels slightly misguiding. Could they have figured it out based on API access locations being random?


What's misguiding?

No intention to misguide. I think it's completely accurate. They downloaded my app, inspected it, found AWS credentials and emailed me as a result.


I think the misguiding part (or at least, what the tone suggests) is that the order of events is 1) Amazon downloading and scanning all apps and then 2) looking for AWS credentials in the code.


I think that is what's happening. They would have no other way to identify my app and my AWS credentials otherwise.


The websites down I guess.


This is very similar to the helicopter game back in the day! What a simple idea, amazing! :)


I remember the old days of DC++ whenever I hear blazing fast speeds.


I think the best way out of these things is make software patents invalid after a short period- like 10 years.


10 years is still way too long for software, and even for most other things


Maybe, but just enough time to not blatantly rip off another product and not face any repercussions.


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