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		jsnider3 on Oct 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mimic – abusing Unicode to create tragedy Can someone explain how this works?

blueflow on Oct 23, 2015 | [–]

The variable name before "=" is missing, therefore the given profile id gets ignored. Per default your own profile id is assumed.

McP on Oct 23, 2015 | [–]

Any invalid ID redirects to your own page, or something like that.

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