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Just curious, is this illegal? What happens if the seller didn't disclose the method in which he aggregated the data or says I just stood in a shopping mall and asked people to voluntarily disclose these details? (Sure he'll have a hard time proving that) ....
1 million Facebook entries isn't cool. u know what's cool?
The sheets are named "sayfa". That's a hint about who he bought the list from. Anyone knows which language is that?
OFC there's an oversupply since they can give out an unlimited amount of copies of this same million FB entries.
Big Data is great because it's super re-usable and can be purposed for anyone's specific need.
I don't see how the fact that he's a Mozilla blogger is relevant. The file contains "just" full name, e-mail and URL. Thieves got the information thanks to their Facebook apps (no idea of its name), it could happen with any third-party app.
I'd imagine you could scrape a million people's publicly available info, too.
Many people talk about caring about their security in an almost idealistic view; few actually care in application.
BTW, where can I find this deal? Would love to see this list in it's legitimate form if nothing else.