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'123456' password exposed chats for 64M McDonald's job applicants

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111 points nan60 | 4 comments | 11 Jul 25 21:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.508s | source
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ajsnigrutin ◴[12 Jul 25 00:29 UTC] No.44538196[source]▶
It's funny how mcdonalds did everything in their power to make it almost impossible to run their mcdonalds app on a rooted phone, but their backend infrastructure is beyond broken (security wise)
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1. whatsupdog ◴[12 Jul 25 04:46 UTC] No.44539366[source]▶
Why does one even need an app for a fast food restaurant?
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2. acuozzo ◴[12 Jul 25 05:28 UTC] No.44539557[source]▶
1. You can exchange privacy for 20% off.

2. Many franchises have a crummy PA system, so you can avoid this if you plan on using the drive-through.

3. Customization. It's very tedious for all involved to repeatedly request "no cheese", "no ice", "extra sauce", etc. for a very large (e.g., $100+) order.

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3. brikym ◴[12 Jul 25 07:15 UTC] No.44539993[source]▶
I don't eat that junk but my understanding is McDonald's have segmented their customers into two groups:

1) People who just want to eat McDonald's now and don't care about apps. They will put up with the normal prices which are quite high now.

2) Cheapskate people who wouldn't go to McDonald's much due to the pricing, but can be enticed to go through deals in the app they are happy to jump through hoops to get.

4. ceejayoz ◴[12 Jul 25 14:11 UTC] No.44542211[source]▶
#3 is key for us. My kids like a plain burger. Order via a human and there’s a 50/50 chance it gets pickles and sauce anyways, so you have to run in and get a remake.

Never happens with apps.