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These include scans of documents that prove the model's age, things like ID cards, birth certificates, and passport scans. Also included were performer release
by DemiGuru 7y ago
These include scans of documents that prove the model's age, things like ID cards, birth certificates, and passport scans. Also included were performer release forms and profile information. This is particularly bad given the sensitive nature of the work and the need to maintain the personal privacy and safety of the X-rated web stars. There is also the risk that, as the records from virtually every occupied part of the world, that LGBTQ+ performers in some areas could be at risk of persecution.
- nerdponx 7y agoPersecution is putting it mildly. It could put people at physical risk of harm.
- hprotagonist 7y agos/could/just did Even discarding things like prejudice, cammers have stalker problems fairly regularly as I understand it. When you can get doxxed by a traffic sign reflected in your eyes ... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50000234 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50000234
- celticmusic 7y agojesus h, that's insane.
- Raphmedia 7y agoI can't remember which community this was, but I remember some forum that had a category dedicated to something similar (with consent). People would post pictures of the view from their hotel window when travelling and the other members would compete in being the first to find the exact location. When I say exact, I mean exact. They had to find from which window the picture was taken. It amazed me how some people could figure it out in a few hours and sometimes even less. Only post pictures online if you are alright with being doxxed from them.
- EForEndeavour 7y agoWow. Bellingcat, but for stalking and sexual assault.
- rhcom2 7y agoI remember 4chan doing something similar with a project Shia Labeouf was doing: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d7eddj/4chan-does-first-good-thing-pulls-off-the-heist-of-the-century1 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d7eddj/4chan-does-first-g...
- hprotagonist 7y agohttps://old.reddit.com/r/FridgeDetective/ https://old.reddit.com/r/FridgeDetective/ is the benign-ish version of this.
- meowfly 7y agoI think some commenters might be missing that in many countries like China (where the article shows a passport photo) engaging in pornography is illegal. This leak has the opportunity to ruin lives in many ways.
- landcoctos 7y agoAnother reason to never send IDs "required" by many companies today .. using email or their app
- techslave 7y agoi always redact the PII part. so for example i cannot sign up at all of the verification required proof of age. because birthdate will be redacted. so far, if the tiny number of places i’ve needed to send a DL or something, no one has complained that it’s pretty much just my name and picture. i imagine the staff checking isn’t paid enough to care.
- cylon13 7y agoThat's easy for you to say as someone that I'm assuming isn't trying to become a cam model. These people wouldn't have been able to get the job without sending the verifying information, and you don't know their circumstances. Saying "just don't do the thing," without nuance or context is just ignorant.
- celticmusic 7y agoI disagree. People are going to do it, but it needs to be understood that there are major risks with doing it.
- davidajackson 7y agoThis last point of 'understanding' is what makes this issue so hard to address for any non-technical userbase. Most people don't even really think about the fact that the "Cloud" is really just someone else's computer. Deloitte did a study recently where they concluded that although privacy is users' #1 concern, most people don't change their behavior. When you combine that with people who don't understand how technology works--but need to get paid--I don't see a good solution where they have any incentive not to take risks. The companies creating these sites don't have an incentive to put up a banner saying "You might not want to sign up for this, we might leak your data." Perhaps some legal disclosure of the risks when providing different levels of PII, just like we have Surgeon General warnings?