(July 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: What do you guys think of a site like AM, and how do you feel about the details of their hack?
What do I think about that site? I guess the best description of it is that they managed to find a way to monetize betrayal.
I'm curious about the hack, because they are claiming to have the info for 37 million accounts. Which means that tens of millions of people have taken the step of signing up for a site whose only purpose is to facilitate cheating on a spouse or companion or SO. Aside from that, the high number may work to the benefit of those who have used the service, since it might be like finding needles in a very large haystack. On the other hand, if you're a high-profile person who didn't do enough to mask your identity... get on the phone with your PR flack quick!
But more than that, the fact that so many people signed up means that even if AM.com gets shut down by this, some other service will replace it. That's the dark side of the internet, and barring some very draconian changes to the way it works and the policies that govern it, it will remain a place where some of the worst behavior can be carried out with little or no repercussions.
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