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One of the unfortunate outcomes I expect from this is immediate retribution against the "owners" of faked accounts. Not only can convincing web site accounts b
by makecheck 11y ago
One of the unfortunate outcomes I expect from this is immediate retribution against the "owners" of faked accounts. Not only can convincing web site accounts be created easily but E-mails that "prove" ownership can also be faked.
There is a side of modern society that does not have either the patience or sense of fairness to verify something before acting on it.
Put another way, what do you think would happen to you if an "account" was leaked that, indeed, had your picture, name, E-mail address and home city? Do you really think that the first 10 messages you receive from people will be to confirm that the account is yours? No: my money is on you losing 40 Facebook friends immediately, receiving several vitriolic messages, a pink slip from your boss and some screaming phone calls before maybe — maybe — one friend with sense then asks if you actually created the account.
- eljimmy 11y agoThe leak contains credit card transactions associated with the cardholder's name. Could those be faked? I suppose. You have a 1/9999 chance of guessing the right 4 digits of someone's credit card.
- shawn-furyan 11y agoOr, assuming you are acquainted with the person you dislike, you could go out to lunch with them, and offer to split the bill...