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Reply to post: Re: Lots of issues here

eBay users spot the online auction house port-scanning their PCs. Um... is that OK?

Wednesday 27th May 2020 06:29 GMT Mark192

Re: Lots of issues here

"why all the obfuscation?"

So criminals don't spot and avoid the measure and so competitors to the security company don't spot and use the measure.

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