Tear Down That Paywall!
By Harry McCracken | Monday, March 21, 2011 at 9:24 pm
The New York Times is currently testing its permeable paywall in Canada. And a Canadian coder figured out how to defeat it with four lines of JavaScript. (The Times apparently downloads stories to your browser, and then tells you you’re not entitled to read them.)
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March 21st, 2011 at 10:09 pm
That has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Who coded this one? I think they need to be fired 🙂
March 21st, 2011 at 11:32 pm
They must have hired the coder who made Experts Exchange's pay wall.