Yahoo is now open to hackers?
February 20, 2012 · Filed Under Tech News
Tech news reports Yahoo has invited hackers to go for it and open up the software and write what you want into our software. This is a terrifying idea. I get emails that contain passwords that I sometimes forget or user IDs that companies sent when you forget your info. I don’t want to panic but this is scary to me! Anybody else know about this?
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what made you think that yahoo mail is secure? they can’t even make spam filter to work properly. i don’t know if what you say is true, but i doubt they will target emails.
In computing, hacker has several meanings,
The terms hacker and hack are marked by contrasting positive and negative connotations. Computer programmers often use the words hacking and hacker to express admiration for the work of a skilled software developer.
A person who enjoys learning details of a Computer programming language or system.
A person who enjoys actually doing the programming rather than just theorizing about it.
A person capable of appreciating someone else’s hacking.
A person who picks up programming quickly.
A person who is an expert at a particular programming language or system, as in “Unix hacker”.
A computer Woodstock took place with a concert and tents set up on a lawn, but really, no one was sleeping. Most developers are expected to work through the night to try and create the next big application.
300 hackers converged on Yahoo and executives didn’t mind, in fact, they invited them.
“This isn’t a recruiting event for us necessarily, but this is an awesome opportunity for people to come in and learn a little about who we are,” said Chris Yeh, head of Yahoo Developer Network.
open Hack 2008 kicked off on Friday on the Sunnyvale campus. It gives third party developers the chance to build new websites and products for yahoo.
“A team from the New York Times built an application that moved data effectively from a desktop machine and a mobile phone,” said Yeh.
Yahoo believes open platforms are central to innovation on the web. A.J. Arora was at the first one in 2006. He was frustrated when he’d lose the signal on his favorite radio station on road trips, so he developed a solution.
“Why isn’t it when I go to Yahoo maps and I plug in my directions, why doesn’t it just say, Indianapolis change to 92.1 at I65 change to 96.3?” said Arora.
Arora called his application Road Trip Radio. Not only did he win several awards, Yahoo also gave him a summer internship.
“It really opened a lot of doors for me,” said Arora.
The event also has international flair. Yahoo sought out developers from several countries around the world. The top ones were flown to Sunnyvale to hack their own applications.
“Right now we’re looking at playing around with the Flicker API or maybe Firebird, but right now we’re still deciding,” said Andrei Navarro, from the Philippines.
The developers also took classes with titles including “Running an Open Social App on Yahoo” to “Hacking with the Music.”
“To interact with those people and to be able to test out the applications and our ideas is a success for me. It’s not necessary to have to win awards,” said Gavin Bong, from Malaysia.
Yahoo is holding its fifth Open Hack Day on September 19th thru the 21st. It will take place in Taiwan.