On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:02:12 -0600, RandallM <[email protected]> wrote: > hey > I found out about this site, Amazon Mechanical Turk, while searching > for "make money" and such searches to just track down suspicious > activities. > ...SNIP.... > > I am sorry, but there is just something phishy here with this. Anyone > hear or have more info on this "Amazon" site? Shouldn't I trust it > since its Amazon?? Just seems a good place to hide stuff.
Amazon Mechanical Turk is a legit system run by Amazon. Anyone can upload a "job" which is paid piecemeal. For example, a person might pay 2 cents for every photo of a puppy dog a person finds. That being said, the "job" itself is only as legit as the person who uploads it. Someone could post a job that is some sort of affiliate fraud or referral chain fraud. It looks like the job you posted might be something like that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Mechanical_Turk -- DISCLAIMER: To sustain order and to increase our economic, social and mental efficiency, we've got to make sure that we can rely on your cooperation in providing any requested data in a structured, detailed, and predictable manner. To eliminate any irregularities that may compromise flawless operation we have declared war on error. So be warned. Random is resistance. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
