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Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

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Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#11

It's stalking and harassment incidents like these that I'm reminded of any time someone tells me they've got nothing to hide.

any time someone tells me they've got nothing to hide.

Has anyone ever actually uttered that particular strawman argument to you? I think it may be the second most commonly used one.

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#12
post #4

Impressive how they managed to nail seven underlings for doing it (five plead guilty; two went to trial[0]) but not CEO Devin Wenig for ordering[1] it, instead giving him a $57 million golden parachute straight into GM's Cruise. I wonder if Wenig being CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets from 2008 to 2011 has any effect on the way Reuters reports on this eBay scandal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Wenig [0]: https:/…

"While there’s no suggestion in court papers that Wenig knew of the plot, prosecutors say his angry emails triggered the scheme, and they play a central role in the narrative spelled out by the government.

"Take her down," Wenig is alleged to have written in response to a post by the blogger."

That would be the smoking gun, but who's alleging it? Article didn't say.

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#13
post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They claim not to have known about the harassment and stalking.

Which is a reminder: If you are going to do unethical things, make sure you can prove that your bosses ordered it. Otherwise, in addition to being a rat, you will likely twist in the wind.

"Let's take this offline"

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#15
post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They claim not to have known about the harassment and stalking.

Which is a reminder: If you are going to do unethical things, make sure you can prove that your bosses ordered it. Otherwise, in addition to being a rat, you will likely twist in the wind.

Yup, always note your concerns and objections via email and make sure to CC the appropriate people.

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#16

It's stalking and harassment incidents like these that I'm reminded of any time someone tells me they've got nothing to hide.

any time someone tells me they've got nothing to hide. Has anyone ever actually uttered that particular strawman argument to you? I think it may be the second most commonly used one.

It's used all the time everywhere. From the CCP surveillance, to forced police searches, to normalizing lack of privacy in apartment living, the examples are endless.

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#17

So the executives who ordered this are getting away with this?

Yes. Even though they were "implicated in some of the text messages captured by the FBI":

Defendant Devin Wenig, then Chief Executive Officer of eBay, and Defendant Steven Wymer, then Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of eBay, consistently tracked EcommerceBytes' reporting, and became increasingly enraged by what they perceived as the Steiners' negative coverage of eBay and the upper echelons of the corporation.

"Natick couple terrorized in eBay pig-mask campaign sue auction giant"

https://www.universalhub.com/2021/natick-couple-terrorized-e...

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

#18
post #12
post #4

Impressive how they managed to nail seven underlings for doing it (five plead guilty; two went to trial[0]) but not CEO Devin Wenig for ordering[1] it, instead giving him a $57 million golden parachute straight into GM's Cruise. I wonder if Wenig being CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets from 2008 to 2011 has any effect on the way Reuters reports on this eBay scandal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Wenig [0]: https:/…

"While there’s no suggestion in court papers that Wenig knew of the plot, prosecutors say his angry emails triggered the scheme, and they play a central role in the narrative spelled out by the government. "Take her down," Wenig is alleged to have written in response to a post by the blogger." That would be the smoking gun, but who's alleging it? Article didn't say.

"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? With a sword, ideally."

Re: Former eBay employee gets 18 months in prison for cyberstalking campaign

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It's stalking and harassment incidents like these that I'm reminded of any time someone tells me they've got nothing to hide.

any time someone tells me they've got nothing to hide. Has anyone ever actually uttered that particular strawman argument to you? I think it may be the second most commonly used one.

Yes. It happens a lot when pointing out privacy consciousness to a layman. Not that I do that often, but when I do, it's the overwhelmingly disproportionate response. Only followed by something about being worth it for the convenience.
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