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Agree. But if I understand correctly, the purpose of the hack was to take down a website that was ripping people off and, in the minds (if not experience) of t
by dhimes 11y ago
Agree. But if I understand correctly, the purpose of the hack was to take down a website that was ripping people off and, in the minds (if not experience) of the hacker(s), a scam.
In a way, it's not unlike Snowden's revelations. Yes, it was illegal. Yes, some people are embarrassed. But the intent, in the long run, is actually to protect those people.
And, regrettably, the fact that sex secrets were exposed is likely to alert much more of the population to the real dangers of privacy erosion than Snowden's revelations.
- wodenokoto 11y agoI read their statement as they were morally angry at the purpose of the enterprise
- isaacremuant 11y agoRead the "Time's up" message they wrote. They pretty much speak in a righteous way to the signed up people. They tell them to "atone and move on" or something of the sort. This reads to me more like "power trip" than anything else.
- d23 11y agoPeoples' motivations for doing things are never cut and dry. Yes, an amount of ego may have snuck in there, but they may have also genuinely thought they were doing a Good Deed.