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I guess three clues:

* They were just trolling Firebase accounts for anything left open, and the first hit was a company that works with a bunch of American fast food chains. That doesn't require OP to live in the US.

* They specified "America's fast food chains"; someone living in the US probably wouldn't qualify it with "America's".

* They used a $DAY/$MONTH date format, which is uncommon in the US.



> * They specified "America's fast food chains"; someone living in the US probably wouldn't qualify it with "America's".

I call that US-centrism. Quite annoying to non-Americans living in the States.


* If they are in America, they're a time traveller.


they discovered the vulnerability by reading about it on HN and then going back with the posted write up, classic lazy time travelers.


"[T]hey are", and "they're", in the same sentence. I don't know...I don't know....


The first 'are' is emphasized.




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