Aida Akl · @AAKL
384 followers · 646 posts · Server noc.socialPathetic. #SponsorLink
AWS withdraws sponsorship for #opensource project #Moq amid data collection controversy #privacy #cybersecurity #infosec https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-aws-withdraws-moq-sponsorship-amid-data-collection-controversy/ @BleepingComputer @axsharma
"The SponsorLink DLLs, which collect hashes of email addresses to send to SponsorLink's CDN, contain obfuscated code that goes against Moq’s open-source principles" https://www.techradar.com/pro/top-open-source-project-moq-slammed-for-secretly-collecting-user-data @techradar
Moq testing framework under fire for phone-home SponsorLink monetization https://devclass.com/2023/08/10/moq-testing-framework-under-fire-for-phone-home-sponsorlink-monetization/
#infosec #cybersecurity #privacy #moq #opensource #sponsorlink
Tomas Karban · @tomaskarban
4 followers · 57 posts · Server techhub.social
I am reading the situation details with #Moq and #SponsorLink. It is so sad that the author/maintainer of a famous project was getting so little $$ income... and it is so sad that he decided to do something so brutal. I am afraid that it killed all trust in that project. Mass exodus follows.
https://www.reddit.com/r/dotnet/comments/15ljdcc/does_moq_in_its_latest_version_extract_and_send/