No joke: Google’s April Fool’s prank inadvertently broke site’s security

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinApr 17, 2015, 3:36 pm735 ptsHotTop
An April Fool's prank Google pulled two weeks ago inadvertently broke some of the site's security, an error that briefly allowed so-called click-jacking exploits that trick users into performing undesired actions such as changing their user preferences. Google's April Fool's pranks have become a favorite…

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