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Well that was an unpleasant read and it sounds like an absolute horror story for this group of people. I, for one, am at a loss as to a solution for antics lik
by codyb 11y ago
Well that was an unpleasant read and it sounds like an absolute horror story for this group of people.
I, for one, am at a loss as to a solution for antics like this. It ends up affecting the entire community when police and fire personnel are being called to locations where no crime or fire is occuring, schools are being put on lockdown, and small businesses and franchises are making orders for people who did not desire to purchase their products. And the idea of having your utilities shutting off is pretty harrowing.
What do you do at this point? I'm surprised they haven't lifted roots, changed names, and moved but that's a tall order.
If they used very generic names like John Smith they'd likely be able to escape into obscurity regarding searches. They could proceed to stay off social media.
But is that a solution? Or forcing innocent people to abandon their lives they spent so long building up for the spat of two teenage/now young twentyish age kids?
We're starting to see two factor authentication become a thing more and more often, and password managers. These seem like they could help a lot of people tremendously but when companies value security over convenience people are probably far less likely to use their services en masse.
And of course where would the advertising revenue come from if client information was too strongly protected.
How intractable is this issue? And will there be a day when an 18 year old from halfway around the globe won't be able to destroy a family over a period of years? And if that day comes, what does it entail for individual liberties and privacy?