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Project Cerberus on Open Member Profiles

Member spam is a problem and Project Cerberus is trying to fix it. First step? Don’t leave your front door unlocked.

Wrote to 15 sites today with open profiles and no member functionality. Close to 1,000,000 spam members#eecms projectcerberus.com/blog/an-open-l…
— Project Cerberus (@projectcerberus) June 8, 2012

In an open letter to site owners, Project Cerberus explains what the problem is, why it happens, and what you can do about it.

Read the entire letter.

Posted on Jun 11, 2012 by Ryan Irelan

Filed Under: Development Tools, EE Add-ons

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