 The homepage of the website in February 2021 | |
Type of site | Online database |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Guy King |
| URL | bugmenot |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | August 2003 |
BugMeNot is an Internet service that provides usernames and passwords allowing Internet users to bypass mandatory free registration on websites. It was started in August 2003 by an anonymous person, later revealed to be Guy King,[1] and allowed Internet users to access websites that have registration walls (for instance, that of The New York Times) with the requirement of compulsory registration. This came in response to the increasing number of websites that request such registration, which many Internet users find to be an annoyance and a potential source of email spam.[2]
- ^ Edmund Tardos (October 8, 2007) Revealed: the brains behind Bugmenot, Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax, Accessed 2007-10-08.
- ^ Metz, Rachel (20 July 2004). "We don't need no stinkin' login". Wired.
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