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MapleLeaf
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Re: Is BuddySpy legit, or is it unethical and Ille

Looks like scan is possible only against buddy list, in other words, this can't be used to scan just anyone at random. If that's true, there shouldn't be a reason for privacy concern. Just theorizing, I don't use messengers and related tools.
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DarkSithPro

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said by MapleLeaf See Profile:

Looks like scan is possible only against buddy list, in other words, this can't be used to scan just anyone at random. If that's true, there shouldn't be a reason for privacy concern. Just theorizing, I don't use messengers and related tools.
Well you can put any name in it and scan them. The user basically creates a bot account, which is separate from their messenger/email account, that enables the program to act independently from the messenger program.


MapleLeaf
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Really? If that's the case, it is designed to bybass messenger's privacy features. Not good.
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