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I'm sorry man, but this kind of mistake is unacceptable even for a prototype. This is basic authentication and access control stuff. You'd at least expect this to be implemented if you're giving them your email, needless to say amazon token.

The problem with this is that people become more skeptical in general about new products/companies, which is bad for the community as a whole.

The issue here is how do you deal with this kind of thing? Assuming it is in fact bad for others who are trying to get people to test their prototypes, how do we help avoid basic pitfalls like this one? This could be a service...



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