The creator of Engramma, a JSON editing tool for design systems, saw his project flagged as a "deceptive site" by multiple security vendors after using a 302 temporary redirect, triggering false phishing alerts across Google Safe Browsing and 10 other security providers. He spent nearly a month contacting each vendor individually through inconsistent and often opaque processes to clear the false positive, finding that automated security systems caused significant harm with inadequate appeal mechanisms and lengthy resolution times.
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The creator of Engramma, a JSON editing tool for design systems, saw his project flagged as a "deceptive site" by multiple security vendors after using a 302 temporary redirect, triggering false phishing alerts across Google Safe Browsing and 10 other security providers. He spent nearly a month contacting each vendor individually through inconsistent and often opaque processes to clear the false positive, finding that automated security systems caused significant harm with inadequate appeal mechanisms and lengthy resolution times.