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I Hacked a Gay Foot Fetish App (And You Can, Too!)

For folks in the queer kink community, social connection frequently begins online. Big Tech, though, makes it especially difficult for people in those groups to meet and connect; they often face bans and censorship. So when “Soles,” a new foot fetish web app for gay men, seemed to come out of nowhere one day, it raised several questions. Where did it come from? Who made it? Is it secure? This is the story of how a curious hacker gained admin privileges with a single HTTP request, what happened after, and how – with the hacker spirit – you too can sniff out trouble. Could getting your foot in the door really be this easy?

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Altair is a curious hacker and professional burnout. His interests include obscure operating systems, programming languages, permacomputing, and the entire repertoire of Charles Villiers Stanford. When he isn’t raising keyboard interrupts, he enjoys spending time with his friends, going to coffee shops, and eating fat burritos.