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Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by innguest »

dogma1138 wrote: post #52
Gustomaximus wrote: post #33

Does anyone know if it would it be illegal to look at and/or download this information once it is publicly available? I guess this would vary by country a bit. Would this count as 'possession of stolen goods' type thing? Seems likely, though catching people or having the will to is another thing.

Illegal, also once you've compiled a data base of PII the laws governing personal information apply to you so you can be screwed from both ways.

How can it be illegal to see the evidence for a crime?

Should we just trust the government to prosecute who they say committed a crime when you and I cannot verify that the government is in the right in arresting that person?

How do we know a crime was committed if it's illegal to examine the evidence?

Would you like to be accused of a crime where no one can examine the evidence and help prove you innocent? Should your whole family just trust that the government isn't lying while the judge assures people he's seen the evidence and it's true you're a criminal, but no one else can see it?

Governments love this stuff.

Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by kendallpark »

tedunangst wrote: post #130
kendallpark wrote: post #124

What a blow for this company. What is the more ethical decision for a company in an ethically questionable business: shutting down the site and letting the hackers have their way, or allowing the hackers to release tons of private data? I feel a class action law suit on its way...

Hire assassins to kill the hackers.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but three do!

Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by TillE »

mahouse wrote: post #128
stephengillie wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would it be better if the extortion were in Euros or Yen?

Who would be so stupid to try and extort people using those currencies?

Well to start with, the Italian mafia and the Yakuza, respectively.

Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by noir_lord »

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #123

If you're going to cheat, expect to be caught. If your search for sex involves putting any personal information online, definitely expect to be caught. If you don't want to be caught, be careful, use pseudonyms, and protect yourself from tracking. Or just ask for a divorce.

There is a third option which is don't cheat.

I've never done it but my last long term relationship ended with her doing it, things hadn't been good for a while.

Ironically a year out I think her cheating made things easier for me (knowing there was zero way back makes a clean break simpler).

I'd never cheat on anyone, I'd end things first no matter the circumstances.

Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by curiousjorge »

the company was “working diligently and feverishly” to take down ALM’s intellectual property.

I don't think the CEO understands how extortion works on the internet. If anything, their failure to protect it's users will result in a lot of divorces and sad kids. Even people who probably signed up out of curiosity is going to have a tough time explaining it to their spouses. The only option here is to shut down AM, but that seems unlikely given their history.

CEO thinks it's an inside job boy we've heard this line over and over after a massive leak. Hacking Team used it. Sony used it. It's not even taken seriously anymore. If a former employer is being scapegoated, he's about to make serious bank by suing his employer. There's no way to prove or even attempting to question him would immediately be liable for defamation.

If it is true that "powerful and rich people" are now going to have to divorce, give up have of their wealth to their spouse, I think ALM has bigger things to worry about in the form of class action lawsuits. The only outcome that makes sense is for AM to shut down.

Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by goatforce5 »

mdip wrote: post #101
ulrikrasmussen wrote: post #70

I see a few comments sympathizing with the vigilantes behind this, implying that the exposed users had it coming. I am a bit sickened by this attitude, for several reasons. First of all, adultery is not illegal in the countries where most users of AshleyMadison are presumably residing, and even if it were, people could have used fake names which could implicate someone not actually associated with the site. This coul…

My only concern is for those who's credit card information was used illegally. If I were an employer, I'd be concerned about hiring someone who joined this site. Most jobs put people in a position where they could "get away" with theft or other illegal activities that could deeply harm the company and I can see employers being very concerned about hiring someone associated with the site. Those folks just had their li…

> I think sites like this are despicable and people using them should expect that a site that caters to helping you "get away with things" is not a trustworthy place to do business.

How do you feel about a site such as https://www.unblock-us.com/ ?

Re: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked

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Post by spacemanmatt »

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #123

If you're going to cheat, expect to be caught. If your search for sex involves putting any personal information online, definitely expect to be caught. If you don't want to be caught, be careful, use pseudonyms, and protect yourself from tracking. Or just ask for a divorce.

Or an open relationship. There are many options people may choose.
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