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Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by make3 »

kid64 wrote: post #318
dahart wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it hypothetically was a crime, I wonder how often it would actually get prosecuted given someone used their real ID, showing the office failed to check anything other than a name known to have dupes, and/or given they had no intent to steal something and acted with knowledge and permission of the intended recipient, showing no malicious intent. I can imagine reasons those wouldn’t be considered a valid defense, bu…

Obtaining something of value through deception is fraud.

"with the approval of the intended recipient" makes it like breaking into someone's home with their consent

Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by multjoy »

kid64 wrote: post #318
dahart wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it hypothetically was a crime, I wonder how often it would actually get prosecuted given someone used their real ID, showing the office failed to check anything other than a name known to have dupes, and/or given they had no intent to steal something and acted with knowledge and permission of the intended recipient, showing no malicious intent. I can imagine reasons those wouldn’t be considered a valid defense, bu…

Obtaining something of value through deception is fraud.

The key term in most statutes is dishonesty.

Impersonating someone at their behest as a favour is unlikely to be dishonest.

Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by leipert »

ethbr1 wrote: post #346
cootsnuck wrote: post #251

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Yea I own first.last@gmail.com for my name too and I get emails for who I think is the same person fairly often. Like job stuff, professional education emails, etc. I used to reply to them saying wrong person but have given up...the guy must not care about not getting these emails... My first name is very uncommon and my last name is very common.

Same, albeit it seems like multiple people. Or at least someone who moves states. It's bizarre though... who puts down an email address they don't own on a job application?!

I recently wanted to introduce someone to our internal recruiters to a person with a long, uniqueish name. The recruiter was like: they did respond with „I’m not interested“. But the person was like: I’ve never got a mail.

Turned out the whatever tool our recruiter used spit out „first.lastname@gmail.com“ even though the person in question doesn’t own that email.

Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by luckys »

mdtrooper wrote: post #114

In Spain we have 2 last names: - first last name from last name first of the father. - second last name from the last name first of the mother. And with this method we have collisions. In Portugal the last name come from the mothers.

In Portugal you can have one or more last names, but the very last one will be from the father's side. Unless both parents have the same double-barreled name? Never seen that here.

Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by tmtvl »

agnishom wrote: post #50
jowea wrote: post #11

This is why we should replace names with uuids.

At the very least names should be unique strings, preferably pronouncable

Pronounceable by *someone* or by you? Try getting together a native Cantonese speaker, Arabic speaker, and Inuktitut speaker and find a name all three of them can pronounce without noticeable issues.

Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by coltnz »

I rue the day (in 2004/5?) I got my name as my gmail address. My first name is not rare and my surname very common. Since then I've collected an eclectic group of homonyms who I just can't get out my inbox. The list includes: the retired English nurse who races remote control yachts and never pays his telco bill, the South African gold miner whose best new spots I am privy too, the NZ sports shop chain owner with a large property portfolio linked to my identity, the English lad on probation who ignores my suggestions to improve his dire CV presentation, and the Perth member of an illegal motorcycle group who is called occasionally to ride outs for fallen members.

Re: I Am Mark Zuckerberg

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Post by piperswe »

Fnoord wrote: post #359
sebastiennight wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> on their private key (which only the government knows) What? Why? How is a key private if the government (which belongs to the public) can read/edit/use it?

Because the responsibility of the proof that you are you lies, ultimately, at the proper authorities.

You could prove that through the government signing your public key...
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