Tear Down That Paywall!

By  |  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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  1. Ed Oswald Says:

    That has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Who coded this one? I think they need to be fired 🙂

  2. Anonymous Says:

    They must have hired the coder who made Experts Exchange's pay wall.