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I just want to call this out: > But in January, a hacker seized control of [Tina Bean's] account, blackmailed her for $150 and uploaded streams of IS terror vi
by specialist 5y ago
I just want to call this out:
> But in January, a hacker seized control of [Tina Bean's] account, blackmailed her for $150 and uploaded streams of IS terror videos.
This is complete bullshit. And continues to worsen.
What's the fix? How do we prevent sockpuppets, impersonation, account seizures? What should we call this category of crime?
Stop using username & password credentials? Issue everyone key fobs? Use the secure enclaves in our phones (iOS, Android)?
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Repeating myself: One of my coworkers passed and their Facebook profile got pwned. And there was no recourse. I'm still so angry about this I could just spit.
My family has been doing eldercare. The predation is just terrible. It's an industry. And the people targeted have zero ability to protect themselves.
Of course, at some point I'll also become the prey.
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FWIW, I'm trying to figure out how to advocate for a fix.
I've made some pathetic attempts to draft a position paper, problem statement.
Next step would be draft model legislation. Then start shopping it around.
My first motivating "use case" is prevent profiles on DoorDash, Yelp etc from being seized by imposters. So do something like require those profile hosting services to link to IRL licenses. Most every trade has some kind of licensing and credentialing authority. Restaurants, nail salons, health care providers, etc.
Ideas?