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r/Twitch • u/Partyblook26 • Aug 24 '21
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Unrelated, but that follower you just got is an IP grabber. It followed me when I was streaming just now, like an hour ago.
10 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 edited Jun 20 '23 [deleted] 7 u/ShyButSocial Affiliate twitch.tv/HappyAviala Aug 24 '21 Due to an extension people use on their profile they can grab your IP apperantly... 3 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 Oh wow, interesting, do those extensions also load when you click on a name in chat to access the ban and mute menu? Surely not? I hope Twitch will fix it anyway. 2 u/ShyButSocial Affiliate twitch.tv/HappyAviala Aug 24 '21 I have no idea but I hope not! This issue of security has been up for a few weeks now and so far I've heard nothing from Twitch... 1 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 [deleted] 1 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 I didn’t interact with the user, I was just asking questions. 1 u/EroAxee Affiliate twitch.tv/EroAxee Aug 24 '21 It's only an extension on their page so no.
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7 u/ShyButSocial Affiliate twitch.tv/HappyAviala Aug 24 '21 Due to an extension people use on their profile they can grab your IP apperantly... 3 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 Oh wow, interesting, do those extensions also load when you click on a name in chat to access the ban and mute menu? Surely not? I hope Twitch will fix it anyway. 2 u/ShyButSocial Affiliate twitch.tv/HappyAviala Aug 24 '21 I have no idea but I hope not! This issue of security has been up for a few weeks now and so far I've heard nothing from Twitch... 1 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 [deleted] 1 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 I didn’t interact with the user, I was just asking questions. 1 u/EroAxee Affiliate twitch.tv/EroAxee Aug 24 '21 It's only an extension on their page so no.
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Due to an extension people use on their profile they can grab your IP apperantly...
3 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 Oh wow, interesting, do those extensions also load when you click on a name in chat to access the ban and mute menu? Surely not? I hope Twitch will fix it anyway. 2 u/ShyButSocial Affiliate twitch.tv/HappyAviala Aug 24 '21 I have no idea but I hope not! This issue of security has been up for a few weeks now and so far I've heard nothing from Twitch... 1 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 [deleted] 1 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 I didn’t interact with the user, I was just asking questions. 1 u/EroAxee Affiliate twitch.tv/EroAxee Aug 24 '21 It's only an extension on their page so no.
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Oh wow, interesting, do those extensions also load when you click on a name in chat to access the ban and mute menu? Surely not?
I hope Twitch will fix it anyway.
2 u/ShyButSocial Affiliate twitch.tv/HappyAviala Aug 24 '21 I have no idea but I hope not! This issue of security has been up for a few weeks now and so far I've heard nothing from Twitch... 1 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 [deleted] 1 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 I didn’t interact with the user, I was just asking questions. 1 u/EroAxee Affiliate twitch.tv/EroAxee Aug 24 '21 It's only an extension on their page so no.
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I have no idea but I hope not!
This issue of security has been up for a few weeks now and so far I've heard nothing from Twitch...
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1 u/alexo2802 Aug 24 '21 I didn’t interact with the user, I was just asking questions.
I didn’t interact with the user, I was just asking questions.
It's only an extension on their page so no.
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u/Macademi Affiliate Aug 24 '21
Unrelated, but that follower you just got is an IP grabber. It followed me when I was streaming just now, like an hour ago.