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RE: Announcing AutoSteem - An automation tool for voting, curating and browsing Steemit!
@omitaylor, I have not confirmed this website, it's using a domain name that follows the same name pattern as another scam site which is why it is detected as scam.
However, because it is asking you for your Posting Key instead of using SteemConnect to request for a token instead, I would personally not trust my Key to it. I'm checking this site out and ask for an opinion from @steemcleaners
@omitaylor, apart from asking for the Key directly, I don't see any apparent reason for considering this tool as scam so I've tweaked the blacklist to allow it through
Dear @quochuy,
it seems that autosteem is "stealing" upvotes in favor of his creator (@unipsycho), as you can see on his received voting list.
That is announced on the tool itself as you can see in this screenshot. So it's like the price to pay for using the tool I suppose, what do you reckon?
You are telling me that I'm simply "unlucky", since "I paid" 4x 100% votes in a couple of hours? LOL
I’m just saying that he does say that his bot is doing so on the front page so it is not stealing. It’s like the terms and conditions for the use of a software nobody reads until something happens.
Maybe he should make it clearer, maybe he should show an extra poppy when you register your key. But I don’t think is a phishing scam aiming at stealing your key and drain your wallet.
As I mentioned earlier, I would not personally use this tool because it requires me to give it my posting key instead of using a service like steemconnect.
So it’s up to each individual to make a decision if it is worth the risk.
Thanks for chiming in @quochuy. Hopefully @unipsycho will respond as well as @steemcleaners and @arcange
@unipsycho actually made a really helpful markdown editor too.
Perhaps he could just change the domain because the 3 phishing sites don't even look like his design. Maybe his domain was hijacked.
And yes @amico, always read the fine print! Lol! Sorry to laugh but we cannot be mad at a lake for being wet. :) Remember crypto is all about AGREEMENTS /contracts/ transaction okay? So we always have to make sure we read what we are agreeing to ♥️♥️♥️
I've modified Steemed Phish to let this tool go through without warning.
Please dont accuse me of stealing when the tool and docs and posts I've made about autosteem clearly state it will vote the author's content. I don't charge any other fees and have spent countless hours on this tool for the community. Votes are a not a big cost, especially considering I only post on average less than once per week.
Dear unipsycho,
nobody accused you.
I simply exposed what happened: 4 votes in a few hours instead of 3 in a month: I was unlucky, but this happened.
If "stealing" it annoys you, I can delete it: no problem! ;)
What matters most is that all these reports of scam are removed, because people get nervous... isn't it? ;)
A big hug from @amico!
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WARNING! The comment below by @unipsycho leads to a known phishing site that could steal your account.
Do not open links from users you do not trust. Do not provide your private keys to any third party websites.
once again, this is a false positive. My Autosteem.learnthis.ca site has been a community tools for over a year for steemit and nothing to do with this autosteemer.com that is apparently a scam. Please correct such allegations, as they are incorrect and unfair.
hi people, not sure why this stuff creates such a reaction. Autosteem was built before steemconnect existed and I've never upgraded it yet to use that instead of putting your posting key in directly. As the docs say, the posting key is only used in YOUR browser, as NO info is ever sent anywhere in autosteem, it is only in your browser, so its completely safe to use your posting key since it is still completely private. I've had many users happy to see that Autosteem DOESN'T require steemconnect, because there you ARE sharing your posting key with another service. its up to you.
Thanks for commenting here.
I think it’s all about the current issues with phishing etc... people are now more careful with which website they give their keys to. At least I know and use steemconnect daily.
Steemconnect since v2 does not store your keys either, they set a proxy account in your Steem account to get the permission to post in your behalf. That’s why when you give the permission you can see in steemd.com that it has created a transaction with an authorisation data in it.
The doc can always say anything you like, it’s not a guaranty. Phishing websites are very convincing too.
But as I said earlier, I’m not accusing you, I checked the website and found it seems genuine. The “issue” with imputing key is only me. It’s just up to each one whether or not they feel comfortable imputing their keys in a tool they just discovered.