Final Fantasy 14 communities have been in a bit of a commotion lately—as a recent mod stepping into the limelight has exposed a vulnerability in the way Square Enix has handled its new-and-'improved' blacklist feature. In essence, this solution to the game's stalker problem has inadvertently made it very easy for ToS-violating (but currently untraceable) players to uncover all of their target's alternate characters.
A fuller explanation requires context. Firstly, while mods in Final Fantasy 14 are against the terms of service, a ton of players use 'em anyway. This is because Square, at present, operates on a sort of 'don't be an idiot' policy.
