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   Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:11:50 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

   • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)

   @ironiridis @xabean "meddler-in-the-middle" is actually nice because it makes it clear that the intercepting party is actively messing with things, as opposed to a passive eavesdropper, even for people who do not know the conventions of calling them "Mallory" and "Eve" respectively.

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 21:39:07 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)
     • econads

     @econads @ironiridis @xabean I mean, it was "man as in mankind", but even then it was an analogy — it always referred to an automation acting on behalf of a human rather than a literal human.

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     econads (econads@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 21:39:09 JST econads

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     • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)

     @ryanc @ironiridis @xabean I mean I've used a MIM setup for development testing before, they do have legitimate uses.