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All it takes is a "simple" typo in the code that checks if the user has granted access to their content. Something as amateur (which I still find myself occasionally doing) as "if (allowInvasiveScanning = true)" that goes "undetected" for any period of time gives them the a way out yet still gains them access to all the things. Just scanning these docs one time is all they need.


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