Alec GarciainBetter ProgrammingHow I Reverse Engineered Byte and Created My Own Byte Web AppAnd what happened when Byte found out about itFeb 6, 20201Feb 6, 20201
Alec GarciaThe story of how my FB/IG Story side projects got me banned from Facebook and InstagramTL;DR: I created a few Chrome extensions that violated FB’s ToS and received a Cease & Desist letter as well as a 6 month ban on FB and IG.Oct 15, 20193Oct 15, 20193
Alec GarciaUnsend Recall for Messenger — Recalling removed messages in Facebook MessengerUnsend Recall for Messenger is a Chrome extension that allows you to see the contents of messages that were removed on Facebook Messenger.Feb 11, 20197Feb 11, 20197
Alec GarciainHackerNoon.comForever Thankful on FB —Using React to bring the Thankful Reaction back to Facebook 🌸EDIT: A few hours after the release of my extension on Product Hunt, Facebook has patched this from the server side. It was fun while it…May 18, 20178May 18, 20178
Alec GarciaChrome IG Story — Bribing the Instagram Story API with cookies 🍪🍪🍪EDIT: Due to a Cease & Desist letter from Facebook, I have taken down the Chrome extension and the GitHub repo and do not condone breaking…Aug 11, 201628Aug 11, 201628
Alec GarciaTinderface — Stalking your Facebook friends on TinderHave you ever wanted to stalk your friends on Tinder? — What’s wrong with you? Well, actually… stalking online is pretty common these days…Jul 28, 20161Jul 28, 20161
Alec GarciaSwipe Left on Tinder’s Security — Sending More Than Just GIFs and Crashing Matches’ Phones Isn’t…Tinder’s private API has a history of being vulnerable, allowing some interesting hacks to surface, such as allowing users to calculate…Jan 28, 2016Jan 28, 2016
Alec GarciaFame and the Giant Peach — How To Become Peach Famous OvernightI wrote an article the other day about the Curated Self and Peach. My intention wasn’t to bash Peach. I just think we should be building…Jan 11, 20161Jan 11, 20161
Alec GarciaImpeaching Peach — The Illusion of “Magic” Isn’t So PeachyThe “Curated Self” refers to the personality people portray on social media platforms. On sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat…Jan 9, 20161Jan 9, 20161
Alec GarciaCollege Kids; Be Wary Of New Apps — They’re Probably Leaking Your DataAnyone can make an app — what a time to be alive. But should you blindly download and use an app just because you saw a flyer on campus? If…Sep 16, 20151Sep 16, 20151