Tumblr confirmed the ongoing issue to us this morning, and warned users who've seen the message to "please log out of all browsers that may be using Tumblr, " as that's one way the "viral post" is being spread.
The firm decided it wouldn't be ethical to use automated software to log into private message boards to scrape them.
The "two-factor" verification system, which will be optional, asks users to register a phone number, e-mail account and six-digit code that would have to be entered, via text message, each time they log in to the site.
Beyond merely guarding the entrances to your house, he shows how the software can keep a detailed log or send text message alerts every time any door in the house is opened, to monitor practically every activity in the house.
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It's a pretty straightforward transaction: Someone pays Facebook and uses the copious and detailed information that Facebook has gathered about you to stick a targeted message into the "sponsored" message area of your screen when you log in to your account.
According to an online description of the product, Safe Eyes lets parents log the social-media posts and instant message conversations of their children.
Members of an organization can log in at any time, create a message and instantly push it to a global audience as a Promoted Tweet.
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When I register on some websites and then log in again, I'll see a message saying "Howdy Colm, welcome back!"
"I would never want a company to send me an instant message advertisement and as soon as that started I would instantly log off and never use the service again, " he says.
All shops have to do is log deliveries and pick-ups through a website that automatically sends e-mail and text-message alerts to addressees.
The message posted to Hacker News used a search syntax that exposed a system used by Facebook that lets users quickly log back in to their account.
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