Hardly fair to blame user, this is 100% legit looking. It's a Google Site named Google Docs, no obvious red flags. Google is security-stupid
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Replying to @MweneChanga @codinghorror and
since when does Google Docs ask for access to your email?
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Replying to @ReanimationXP @MweneChanga and
Since when are users supposed to know the full range of Google programmed behavior and spot something? It's no possible.
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Replying to @zeynep @MweneChanga and
lol? its very possible. Step 1. Have a brain. Step 2. Read warning dialogs. I agree it should have icons or something, but it won't matter.
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Replying to @ReanimationXP @MweneChanga and
There was no warning dialogue. The brain said Google Docs was asking for permissions. Jeez. It wasn't phishing. Really, jeez.
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Replying to @zeynep @MweneChanga and
There was a warning. It asked for ridiculous permissions.
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Replying to @ReanimationXP @MweneChanga and
That is NOT a warning. "Google" asking you permission is not a warning. This misguided and wrong attitude is why security fails so often.
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Replying to @zeynep @MweneChanga and
Docs asking for access to your email is not normal workflow. Ever seen Word ask for access to Outlook? That wouldn't be a red flag to you?
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Replying to @ReanimationXP @MweneChanga and
I have seen so many programs ask for access to so many things that if you have the finite catalog one can check against, please do share.
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Replying to @zeynep @MweneChanga and
So you're not paying attention to dialogs, then, because "lots of stuff asks for stuff". Good argument.
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The auth request came from Google! I mean this: your attitude is not just misplaced; it lies at the heart of the security crisis.
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Replying to @zeynep @MweneChanga and
You're mistaking my saying the behavior was identifiably odd for it's obviously odd. It's not. But the failure is not Google's alone.
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Replying to @ReanimationXP @zeynep and
Google failed to protect app names; Users failed to read the dialog and process the context.
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