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> two unconfirmed reports of suicides Maybe we should wait until we have some kind of confirmation before discussing this?
by MasterScrat 11y ago
> two unconfirmed reports of suicides
Maybe we should wait until we have some kind of confirmation before discussing this?
- sp332 11y agoBut by then the news cycle may be over! Gotta get in before the deadline.
- JohnBooty 11y agoFrom the story: Two Ashley Madison clients are reported to have taken their lives after hackers published their details according to police in Canada. While police certainly can make mistakes and even tell lies, this sounds like confirmation to me.
- MasterScrat 11y agoYes now it does, article was edited since my first comment.
- untog 11y agoI imagine it will be next to impossible to conclusively prove that AM was the reason for the suicides, so the best anyone can say is that the two events coincided.
- rawTruthHurts 11y agoI'm sure it didn't help either.
- 51Cards 11y agoIf they left notes behind, it's pretty conclusive.
- FilterSweep 11y agoIt is crystal clear that Mainstream media has been chomping at the bit to release the "fallout of the AM hacks" type story. These stories generate clicks - whether true or not.
- Albuca 11y agoThis topic is touched on in the Krebs article released today (which includes information from the Toronto PD press release), in that the Toronto PD are investigating... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10110649 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10110649