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She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by bagacrap »

Aeolun wrote: post #68
theshadowknows wrote: post #18

I get emails for a celebrity. So far I've received: receipts for things like a boat, invitations to perform at large events, 'just catching up' notes from old friends, and confirmations of event planning among others. Recently I got an order confirmation for a large purchase, along with a shipping address and mobile number. I used the mobile number to text the celebrity, explain the situation, and offer my apologies…

It seems they’re not very interested in resolving the problem? Too busy, or just don’t care?

I get occasional emails meant for my mom as we have similar email addresses. It's a common mistake made by many of her contacts, what is she supposed to do about it?

Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by toyg »

Aeolun wrote: post #68
theshadowknows wrote: post #18

I get emails for a celebrity. So far I've received: receipts for things like a boat, invitations to perform at large events, 'just catching up' notes from old friends, and confirmations of event planning among others. Recently I got an order confirmation for a large purchase, along with a shipping address and mobile number. I used the mobile number to text the celebrity, explain the situation, and offer my apologies…

It seems they’re not very interested in resolving the problem? Too busy, or just don’t care?

I have a fairly common surname and get a bunch of stuff meant for other people. My suspicion is that their legitimate username is just one or two extra characters after mine, e.g. "ab.normal@gmail.com" vs "ab.normal2@gmail.com". People probably think that, as long as they are careful about communicating the right username, it will be fine; but communication requires skills on both sides, and it's easy to miss a single letter or digit in common conversation or in poor lighting.

Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by bagacrap »

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #17

However she got the number, she's got no intention of getting rid of it. Note that she has already provided it to many talent contacts. Plus, it's probably something that she's actually treasuring, at this point. I'll bet that she's quite warm and friendly to anyone that calls, no matter how bizarre. She's trying to break into a very competitive field, and every edge counts. This is a big one. If she has the talent t…

skin care consulting at Sephora is competitive?

Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by bagacrap »

tnolet wrote: post #25

completely off topic: why do so many folks on HN refer to Elon Musk as "Elon"? Rarely are peopling talking about Bill or Steve; you always add the surname or use just the surname.

He's a lot more human than Steve or Bill. That is, his flaws are a lot more apparent, his emotions are more fragile, and he's always ready to speak his mind. It feels like you know him.

Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by woodrowbarlow »

billme wrote: post #66
usrusr wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But now he can always shrug off unwanted new contacts to his current number by pretending to be that woman who accidentally got Musk's old one. They ask Google and the story checks out, he will never hear from them again. Best possible outcome.

What exactly are you suggesting? The woman that’s photograph appears in the article, “Lyndsay Tucker, a 25-year-old skin care consultant, who works at a Sephora beauty store in San Jose, Calif.” — is obviously a real person.

i think the suggestion is that musk is picking up the phone in his mrs. doubtfire voice and saying "hello, this is tucker, i'm a real person, who is this mr. musk you speak of?"

... or more likely just for text messages.

Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by Zenbit_UX »

TechBro8615 wrote: post #39
ricardobeat wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The messages were sent to her number. I don't think there is any privacy violation if you drop mail addressed to 'person residing at this address' at the wrong house.

In the UK it's illegal to open someone else's mail even if it was delivered to you.

This isn't mail.

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Post by elliekelly »

mberning wrote: post #62

Elon has really kicked the hornets nest. This is the level of petty BS they will publish about somebody they don’t like. Imagine what they turn a blind eye to if they like you.

If this is some sort of hit piece it’s not a good one. It doesn’t color my opinion of him at all. It’s more of a human interest story.

Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by [deleted] »

ricardobeat wrote: post #9
gerland wrote: post #4

I heard someone found shoes that Bill Gates once wore and a gum chewed by Steve Jobs. Both became relics and worshippers write articles about this in the internet. Seriously though - would someone think it was ok if I got a number after a local bakery owner and started sharing messages that were sent to me by mistake? Is this ok because EM is a more known person? I think it still falls under privacy standards.

The messages were sent to her number. I don't think there is any privacy violation if you drop mail addressed to 'person residing at this address' at the wrong house.

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Re: She Gets Calls and Texts Meant for Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird

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Post by Hamuko »

TechBro8615 wrote: post #39
ricardobeat wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The messages were sent to her number. I don't think there is any privacy violation if you drop mail addressed to 'person residing at this address' at the wrong house.

In the UK it's illegal to open someone else's mail even if it was delivered to you.

You can't see whom a text message is addressed to (besides the phone number, but that's obviously wrong here) if you don't actually read the text message. And if you get a letter that's not addressed to anyone but has your address on it, then it's obviously okay for you to open it.
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