So what's a non creepy use for this?
To socially harass and drive to suicide anyone that doesn't conform to the dominate cultural outlook. Think that's creepy? Well, you just made the list!
Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username across 400 social networks
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#23And this makes it obvious why you should use a unique username everywhere!
It makes pervasive tracking a lot harder.
Also when you do any research on health related topics, be extra privacy conscious.
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#24So what's a non creepy use for this?
Is it creepy if you google a job candidate?
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#25I dont plan to run for president or anything, but find myself increasingly censoring my online speech. I think the biggest risk is some out of context post being pulled into a civil suit, or professional cancellation following that. Things like advice in an alcohol recovery forum would be prime evidence for a liability suit. There are also groups that vacuum the internet for offensive posts, and use them to try to ge…
Being authentic is the ticket to public office now
I’m kind of glad that the value of blackmail futures has plummeted to zero
I always thought millenials would be the culprit because millennials have so much online, but nope, it was just old fashioned baby boomers that have spearheaded it and double down on their indiscretions to be the role models for the country’s top offices
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#26I haven’t used my real name online since the late 1990s once I realized things are stored forever.
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#27I’ve successfully used Sherlock to track down a colleague that I only connected with on MeetUp. It’s an amazing tool. Worth running on your own usernames as an easy account inventory
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#28So what's a non creepy use for this?
Letting a person sign up on your site and choose to import stuff they've put onto other sites under that username, maybe.
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#29Is it querying an offline or an online database? Because if it's the latter I hope people don't give it their various disparate usernames allowing them to link them together.
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#30So what's a non creepy use for this?
To socially harass and drive to suicide anyone that doesn't conform to the dominate cultural outlook. Think that's creepy? Well, you just made the list!
I’m on a lot of lists and still have TSA Precheck, Global Entry, can hold US security clearances, pass professional background checks
so what are you lesser relevant people worried about exactly?