* Posts by Coward Wilkinson

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Facebook Messenger: All your numbers are belong to us

Coward Wilkinson
Headmaster

A Posthomerican writes

"Facebook’s new Trojan Horse.

That analogy isn’t perfect: the horse of Troy was disguised [...]"

Er, the Trojan Horse was not disguised - it was a great big wooden horse. The analogy is correct, make 'em think it's a free gift and wreak havoc when it's been put in place. Check out the original business requirements from Odysseus, as captured by our old chum Quintus Smyrnaeus:

http://omacl.org/Troy/book12.html