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enfant_terrible
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Posted by WhiteChocolate
So basically what Vanish is saying is that it would be okay for her full name and DOB to be floating around random websites without her knowledge. Because she's not on those sites.
She may not be on those sites..

But predators on that site could live in her city.. and know what she looks like.
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So what's a predator gonna do to her that he wouldn't have done if her name and pic didn't accidentally pop up on some random forum? Adapt a new stalking project? Yes there's the possibility of some creep finding a liking to you every time you step out the front door,regardless...

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for privacy, I wouldn't want my name, pic, current city etc. displayed on here or anyplace without my knowledge... but then it's bc I'm an extremely private person for no specific reason. Unless she's underage or the person is smearing her name/character in some way (in this case he was) ... I dunno, I just don't see the big deal. That's to say, why pretend it's about something else (offset the chance of a potential crime) when it's really about protecting the privacy/ integrity of people who have not agreed to share their details with the world to begin with? Why make up fantasy scenarios? Why the panic? Why not call it what is is?

But then to an outsider, the topic of privacy and personal integrity as practiced in the States is extremely shady and hypocrytical overall.. Just take how media handles suspects in cases of nationwide interest, campaigning on their names and photos all over. That shit is unheard of over here. And we're talking suspects. Not to mention people who accidentally get pinned and crucified by the media on false grounds. Might aswell offer the public torches and set them on their way. That's dangerous. Shouldn't a suspect's personal integrity matter too? And why do they get away with it? I realize it's a little off topic.. just genuinly curious about the logic of how these laws are practiced.




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Posted by enfant_terrible
Just take how media handles suspects in cases of nationwide interest, campaigning on their names and photos all over. That shit is unheard of over here
Yes.

Days after the club fire in which 60 people died...we only found out the owners are under arrest. Took more for them to release the names at least. Nothing about their family, spouse, kids, friends. It was a huge outrage because one magazine put up an article about the wife of one of the three. Article was pulled out.
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lol I don't care about DJ that much.
He's mostly making an ass of himself, he's his own victim. I like to have it around because he really believes he's an alpha male or whatver, so that makes his clown threads even more funny in a "laughing at you, not laughing with you" way, but maybe this form of entertainement is too sophisticated for the average dxp denizen ?
I wish more people could see it that way, with enough encouragement we could have him dance for us like a little monkey.
Unfortunately he does also have some real admirers. Already two kissass virgos outed in this thread , wow
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enfant_terrible
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Posted by WhiteChocolate
A name and DOB is that's needed. A little extra FB stalking and you can get enough information to scam banks, credit card companies, etc.

Which is why we have so many laws here that protect that sort of information.
Ok gotcha.. but see, to me the real problem is the lack of proper safety measurements in the system, I mean to rely on someone's name and DOB not leaking out. That should be something to get riled up about. Seems like an extremely fragile system. Especially in the age of social media.

I can actually look up a person by name over here and get their birthday, address, etc. I've used it numerous times to get someone's sign, I remember i was shocked once when MissFisk was curious about a guy's sign who worked in a different department and I told her to google him, and she was like 'We don't have that kind of database over here'.


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That's true.

But I take this kind of shit seriously...even if it's some Canadian bimbo.
Stop talkin' aboot me, eh.
We can talk aboot salmon fishing or trapping beavers then, eh?
Noo doot aboot it!
I actually had to stop and think about that one for a few seconds.

*pours more tea*

My brain just isn't right lately....
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No worries, I can't seem to brain today either.