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Um stalking much? Just because he's a public figure, it doesn't give this author the right to be a creep. We blast TMZ and the like for being slimy but always g

by dvdhnt 10y ago

Um stalking much? Just because he's a public figure, it doesn't give this author the right to be a creep. We blast TMZ and the like for being slimy but always give a pass when it's in our own interest. So, I won't do that, this isn't cool, man. All it takes is one person to follow this lead, find the location of someone or their family member, and do something nefarious. No matter if it's anything else, it's inconsiderate and frankly dangerous. Poor show.

tptacek 10y ago
How is the author being a creep? There is immense public interest in knowing that the director of the CIA is "liking" particular tweets about high-profile investigations his office is conducting. It's not like the author catfished him.
- jeffwass 10y ago
  Some TLDR's. Here's the twitter account in question : https://twitter.com/projectexile7 https://twitter.com/projectexile7 Here's a tweet referencing a Breitbart story that was 'liked' back on 19th May 2016 : https://mobile.twitter.com/ojoscriollos/status/733408118676152320 https://mobile.twitter.com/ojoscriollos/status/7334081186761... The Breitbart story itself : "Will Dem Intimidations of FBI Director Comey Kill Hillary Investigation? | Dem leaders don't inspire confidence" http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/05/19/will-democrat-intimidations-fbi-director-comey-kill-hillary-investigation/ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/05/19/will-demo... If it's really Comey, the fact he 'liked' this particular article suggests some pre-existing bias on his decision to break protocol and make public the new FBI investigations into Clinton's email server days before the election. EDIT - about an hour after this post the twitter account was put into 'protected' mode, so tweets are not viewable.
- dvdhnt 10y ago
  I think "immense" is an exaggeration. Who we present ourselves to be on the internet is often not who we actually are. I can say with great confidence that while at least a few of my coworkers would probably care, there are few to none among my friends and family who put any credence into social network "likes". And it's creepy that the author parsed public comments to invent an investigation into the private accounts of a public figure by using a flaw in Instagrams suggestion feature to follow family members to their father. If you did that in real life you'd be a stalker. Here, this is journalism? Give me a break.
nyolfen 10y ago
"creep" is a totally subjective value judgment, so yes, he does have the right

by dvdhnt 10y ago

tptacek 10y ago

How is the author being a creep? There is immense public interest in knowing that the director of the CIA is "liking" particular tweets about high-profile investigations his office is conducting. It's not like the author catfished him.

jeffwass 10y ago
Some TLDR's. Here's the twitter account in question : https://twitter.com/projectexile7 https://twitter.com/projectexile7 Here's a tweet referencing a Breitbart story that was 'liked' back on 19th May 2016 : https://mobile.twitter.com/ojoscriollos/status/733408118676152320 https://mobile.twitter.com/ojoscriollos/status/7334081186761... The Breitbart story itself : "Will Dem Intimidations of FBI Director Comey Kill Hillary Investigation? | Dem leaders don't inspire confidence" http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/05/19/will-democrat-intimidations-fbi-director-comey-kill-hillary-investigation/ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/05/19/will-demo... If it's really Comey, the fact he 'liked' this particular article suggests some pre-existing bias on his decision to break protocol and make public the new FBI investigations into Clinton's email server days before the election. EDIT - about an hour after this post the twitter account was put into 'protected' mode, so tweets are not viewable.
dvdhnt 10y ago
I think "immense" is an exaggeration. Who we present ourselves to be on the internet is often not who we actually are. I can say with great confidence that while at least a few of my coworkers would probably care, there are few to none among my friends and family who put any credence into social network "likes". And it's creepy that the author parsed public comments to invent an investigation into the private accounts of a public figure by using a flaw in Instagrams suggestion feature to follow family members to their father. If you did that in real life you'd be a stalker. Here, this is journalism? Give me a break.

nyolfen 10y ago

"creep" is a totally subjective value judgment, so yes, he does have the right