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Warning all: @Twitter's new "Tip Jar" feature reveals the recipient's email address that's linked to their account, even when you don't send them any actual money
(I got permission from @jason_kint to show his email in this video)
Thread here: https://twitter.com/ashk4n/status/1390499690160869378?s=21 https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1390396166496522247
(I got permission from @jason_kint to show his email in this video)
Thread here: https://twitter.com/ashk4n/status/1390499690160869378?s=21 https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1390396166496522247
Buried in @Twitter’s “Tip Jar FAQ”:
“Info about you, incl your full name or addr and your tip may be shared with the recipient or others”
It *doesn’t* say the your email addr will be shared with the sender, even when they don’t send a payment/tip…
https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/tip-jar
“Info about you, incl your full name or addr and your tip may be shared with the recipient or others”
It *doesn’t* say the your email addr will be shared with the sender, even when they don’t send a payment/tip…
https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/tip-jar
That’s the only disclosure I can find regarding ‘Tip Jar’. Nothing in their privacy statement about broadcasting your email address as a function of enabling this feature.
/me thinks someone @twitter is in trouble
/me thinks someone @twitter is in trouble
OK I think I've figured out the issue.
I can see email addresses for @jason_kint and @KingJosiah54 but not @MattNavarra and @MattOswaltVA
The issue seems to only affect users that haven't setup a http://Paypal.me 'nickname', therefore @Paypal reveals their email address
I can see email addresses for @jason_kint and @KingJosiah54 but not @MattNavarra and @MattOswaltVA
The issue seems to only affect users that haven't setup a http://Paypal.me 'nickname', therefore @Paypal reveals their email address
