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[Currygan]

The Fuck is this shit? A thread about blackmailing someone?

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

Op I Managed to find your first and last name, town and state you live in, multiple photos of you, and possibly your actual home address and phone number

Please don't do stuff like this

Why would you actually go out of your way to do that?

You're no worse than the OP imo.

Actually, coming to think of it, no, you're probably worse.

 

[Mudcrab]

The Fuck is this shit? A thread about blackmailing someone?

No, no, no. It's just jokes, like a funny 90's sitcom.

 

[Floridian]

Oh are we gonna do the "both sides are equally bar" for this shit too? One is a crime, one isnt.

It doesn't make it any better though.

 

[A Human Becoming]

The internet is not your friend. I recently got death threats for posting a picture OF MYSELF on reddit.

You're full of interesting notes today. Did you already post about it on GAF somewhere?

 

[Orbis Tabula]

Hey mitch hedburg has a lot of dumb jokes but that one is actually pretty good

Shit, man! Of course Mitch did it first, and did it better. Man was a genius.

 

[ThatGuyAgain]

I'm worried about you OP. Pls respond.

 

[JDSN]

Why would you actually go out of your way to do that?

You're no worse than the OP imo.

Actually, coming to think of it, no, you're probably worse.

Yes, worse than the guy proposing to blackmail his boss with personal pictures of him and her wife. What a monster.

 

[terrisus]

Wow at this dogpile. Do you guys really think he was actually considering saving the stuff for blackmail? Sure he could have worded it a little better, but do you expect me to believe that none of you have ever joked around with your pals about stupid idiotic things that you would never actually do?*

He obviously went to GAF with a funny story that he would tell his pals, because he looks at us like his pals, and everyone just shits all over him for telling a funny story.

And now someone dug up his fucking personal info? Where's the dogpile on that? Or is that okay because the OP is the bad guy in this thread? I just don't get it.

*excluding terrisus of course

 

[Sayers]

After college I lived in a house shared by 5 other guys for a few years. One night I was looking around shared folders on the network and buried deep in one were photos of one of my roommates getting fucked in the ass with a strap-on by his girlfriend.

Probably best to just pretend you didn't see them.

This sounds like a way better story.

And you're an asshole OP

 

[GlenChivas]

Wow at this dogpile. Do you guys really think he was actually considering saving the stuff for blackmail? Sure he could have worded it a little better, but do you expect me to believe that none of you have ever joked around with your pals about stupid idiotic things that you would never actually do?*

He obviously went to GAF with a funny story that he would tell his pals, because he looks at us like his pals, and everyone just shits all over him for telling a funny story

Thank you. I absolutely could have worded it better but damn... I'm sure some of you have said something along the lines of "oh that guy makes me so mad I could kill him" when talking to your friends but does it mean you were actually going to go kill him? Some of you guys take things way too seriously. I thought it was a funny thing that happened at an other wise dull and boring job.

 

[Coolwhip]

Not that smart of your boss to hand you a laptop with nude photos..

Or maybe he is into you.

 

[Jackben]

He obviously went to GAF with a funny story that he would tell his pals, because he looks at us like his pals, and everyone just shits all over him for telling a funny story.

Obviously it was just one unfortunate, badly worded post in the OP that caused this rain of shit to fall on OPs head.

I get to his pictures folder and everything is fine but then something catches my eye. A file named "nudeee.jpg". Naturally curiosity got the best of me and I couldn't help but click it. And there's our CEO standing base-ass naked in front of a mirror Anthony Weiner style. Then I look back at the folder and see that are tons more of these ranging from "nudee.jpg" to "nudee32.jpg". Then I see ton's of pictures of women's feet and even a folder full of photos of his wife in lingerie.

So... what do I do now? I make decent money so I don't feel like I should try and blackmail him into a raise or anything, but at the same time these definitely seem like they could possibly be useful some day.

A good laugh at the Christmas party

An undeserved backfire.

I think it's weird if it's an authority figure. I mean no one gives a shit if you see the slutty secretary naked .

You sure you're not confusing "weird" with "guilt?" Or "shame?" One of those?

Not at all.

Just joshin' around.

And yeah his wife is kind of hot.

Am I the only one that think this is like something that would have happened on Seinfeld or Curb? Like George/Larry would have stumbled upon his boss' pictures or something. I just thought it was funny. Lighten up. No wonder the internet hates GAF.

Obviously.

So many holier-than-thou's

 

[lednerg]

Wait, are people are seriously considering doxing the OP? I don't care how justified you feel, that's seriously fucked up.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

Obviously it was just one unfortunate, badly worded post in the OP that caused this rain of shit to fall on OPs head. An undeserved backfire. Obviously.

Delicious compilation is delicious

 

[jtb]

He's not the first person to take nude photos and he won't be the last. I'm sure if I took one of my friends' phones and scrolled through their pics they would have some stuff they'd rather I not see.

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

Yes, worse than the guy proposing to blackmail his boss with personal pictures of him and her wife. What a monster.

Yeah, because if you read the OP he didn't actually say he was gonna blackmail him. The "thought" crossed his mind apparently. There's a difference.

The fact that someone has actually spent their time to go to all that hassle and find out that info on the OP, for what gain?

That's just sick and twisted.

Is the OP wrong for snooping? Definitely so.
Is he wrong for "thinking" of blackmailing? Indeed.

But to actually go out of your way for no reason to find out his personal info and then make a passive aggressive comment to him? Fuck off with that shit.

 

[terrisus]

To be clear: A group of anonymous individuals you've never met, most of whom you've never actually interacted with, do not fit under any real definition of "Pals" that works.

Aww, but you guys are my pals, right? >.>

 

[Menome]

Aww, but you guys are my pals, right? >.>

Pen-pals, with a shared interest in games.

Spoiler

And ladies of a larger nature.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

"Joking around with friends" is what got a bunch of dentistry students suspended and disciplined at a university.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...involved-in-facebook-scandal/article22317027/

Posting on the Internet has consequences. Now if something happens OP's boss can use this as evidence against him.

 

[rekameohs]

Aww, but you guys are my pals, right? >.>

You're not my pal, buddy.

Spoiler

jklolz

 

[DietRob]

Really great backfire we've got going here.

 

[Thick James]

Why would you actually go out of your way to do that?

You're no worse than the OP imo.

Actually, coming to think of it, no, you're probably worse.

Light googling for a few minutes on a public username is not the same as contemplating keeping private pictures found on a computer for blackmail.

Like I said, that was not a blackmail/threats, just illustrating the reality of all of us posting on a public forum. I'm sure any of us could actually be doxxed, including myself, which is why certain things shouldn't be joked about in the open.

Honestly if OP left out that very last sentence nothing would have blown up and no one would probably give a shit

 

[Aquamarine]

You should totally blackmail him.

It totally won't get you fired at all. In fact, you'll probably become the next CEO.


You have a chance at power....now seize it!

 

[Valus]

Obviously it was just one unfortunate, badly worded post in the OP that caused this rain of shit to fall on OPs head.
An undeserved backfire.
Just joshin' around.Obviously.

I'm not invested in this enough to get really into it with you, but people were shitting on him since his original post. I agree that he should have just dropped it after seeing that his humor fell on deaf ears, but that doesn't justify the dogpile, or the digging up of his personal info. At all.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

You deserve to be blackballed from the industry.

You violated his privacy and likely a few laws. You've been on the job less than a month and already displayed poorer judgement and less ethics than average the pc tech at a best buy, all while working on the personal pc of the CEO of your own fucking company.

Lords knows what you're willing to do to anonymous customers when you have another lapse in judgement.


Tell your boss he can take any part of my post he likes for your termination letter.

 

[Dai101]

Some of you guys take things way too seriously. I thought it was a funny thing that happened at an other wise dull and boring job.

Some of us are actual decent persons and have jobs and are professional in them. Besides being an actual adult and not someone that thinks this will be just as hillarious as a 90s sitcom.

But to actually go out of your way for no reason to find out his personal info and then make a passive aggressive comment to him? Fuck off with that shit.

Except he didn't posted nothing of that nor showed intent to doing so. That will just show OP how easily he could be found red handed.

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

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[DopeToast]

Leave him and his pictures alone. If you try to blackmail him with them you are a bad person. Because you considered it in the first place I am inclined to think that you already are a bad person.

 

[Jackben]

I'm not invested in this enough to get really into it with you, but people were shitting on him since his original post. I agree that he should have just dropped it after seeing that his humor fell on deaf ears, but that doesn't justify the dogpile, or the digging up of his personal info. At all.

I can't speak for the actions of someone else. But he had a lot of personal information right here on this website on his NeoGAF profile until about page 3 of this thread. I've seen unjustified dogpiles but this isn't one. Personal information I agree should not be posted, but informing the OP that his information is out there and easily traceable is not equal to doxxing.

 

[Rubenov]

Leave him and his pictures alone. If you try to blackmail him with them you are a bad person.

No, he would be a criminal and should be punished accordingly.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

The fact that someone has actually spent their time to go to all that hassle and find out that info on the OP, for what gain?

The guy did what was probably a couple minutes worth of googling and came up with completely public info as a means to let OP know that bragging about committing a felony to his internet "pals" is a pretty dumb thing to do if you're not all too eager about facing the potential consequences of those actions. That's the "gain" you're asking about. He never threatened to make them public, or asked a forum full of people what he should do with that public information, as opposed to OP, who invaded his boss' privacy, mentioned blackmail, and polled an internet forum as to what his next course of action should be.

But to actually go out of your way for no reason to find out his personal info and then make a passive aggressive comment to him? Fuck off with that shit.

It wasn't passive aggressive, either. It was pretty much just "aggressive," although very mildly so.

Nobody's doxxing anyone, or advocating Jeremy from Macon Georgia gets his shit put on front street for our amusement. They're just pointing out that maybe he shouldn't consider an entire anonymous forum to be "pals" that he can safely share his mid-afternoon happy-go-lucky tales of felony with.

You're flipping out over the wrong shit here.

 

[DedValve]

Documents/EA/TheSims3/SimsPack/Porno

This is how it's done.

A friend also had the ingenious idea

Pics/Wallpaper/MarioWorld/Waluigi/porn

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

Light googling for a few minutes on a public username is not the same as contemplating keeping private pictures found on a computer for blackmail.

Like I said, that was not a blackmail/threats, just illustrating the reality of all of us posting on a public forum. I'm sure any of us could actually be doxxed, including myself, which is why certain things shouldn't be joked about in the open.

Honestly if OP left out that very last sentence nothing would have blown up and no one would probably give a shit

You said and I quote:

Op I Managed to find your first and last name, town and state you live in, multiple photos of you, and possibly your actual home address and phone number

Please don't do stuff like this

You went from "public domain" to "personal domain" the moment you went for the personal info.

Except he didn't posted nothing of that nor showed intent to doing so. That will just show OP how easily he could be found red handed.

It doesn't make it right just because he didn't spread it all over the thread. It's a passive aggressive comment regardless.

Is the OP an idiot for even having the thought cross his mind? For sure, but what's the gain in finding his information?

 

[BlackGoku03]

I've been fixing computers for years. This has occured several, several times. Even just last week I fixed a PC where all of this married woman's pictures are on her DESKTOP. Full on nudes and pics with her husband. They weren't even in a folder, they were just there. Ugh.

The first time I ever fixed a PC for someone was for a HR guy at my job at the time. He asked me to clean his laptop and figure out where the infection came from. I told him it may be a bit hard to do but I'd give it a college try. Next thing I know, I see tons and tons of gay porn. Tons. Specific stuff too. He's married with kids... so you know what I did?

Nothing. I didn't say shit.

OP, you do the same damn thing.

 

[terrisus]

Thank you. I absolutely could have worded it better but damn... I'm sure some of you have said something along the lines of "oh that guy makes me so mad I could kill him" when talking to your friends but does it mean you were actually going to go kill him? Some of you guys take things way too seriously. I thought it was a funny thing that happened at an other wise dull and boring job.

The difference isn't that you weren't just "talking about" stuff that was wrong.
You went into a directory of his photos, and actually looked through numerous nude photos.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Rule one is never have porn/nekkid stuff on your work computer.
Rule two is name your porn/nekkid stuff something other than "nude","porn", "pussy" etc.
Rule three is to flag your files as hidden and only unhide them when you want to see them.

Pass it along GAF.

 

[JDSN]

Lol you copy and pasted the PM in which you reported Thick James to a mod.

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

The guy did what was probably a couple minutes worth of googling and came up with completely public info as a means to let OP know that bragging about committing a felony to his internet "pals" is a pretty dumb thing to do if you're not all too eager about facing the potential consequences of those actions. That's the "gain" you're asking about. He never threatened to make them public, or asked a forum full of people what he should do with that public information, as opposed to OP, who invaded his boss' privacy, mentioned blackmail, and polled an internet forum as to what his next course of action should be.



It wasn't passive aggressive, either. It was pretty much just "aggressive," although very mildly so.

Nobody's doxxing anyone, or advocating Jeremy from Macon Georgia gets his shit put on front street for our amusement. They're just pointing out that maybe he shouldn't consider an entire anonymous forum to be "pals" that he can safely share his mid-afternoon happy-go-lucky tales of felony with.

You're flipping out over the wrong shit here.

Like I've said for the 3rd time, I don't disagree that the OP is an idiot.

He is.

But I also don't advocate going on a personal vendetta against someone.

 

[terrisus]

Pen-pals, with a shared interest in games.

Spoiler

And ladies of a larger nature.

You're not my pal, buddy.

Spoiler

jklolz

Yay, friends <3

 

[terrisus]

Pics/Wallpaper/MarioWorld/Waluigi/porn

 

[djSyndrome]

So... what do I do now? I make decent money so I don't feel like I should try and blackmail him into a raise or anything, but at the same time these definitely seem like they could possibly be useful some day.

How do you like prison?

 

[EscoBlades]

Some things should not be posted on a public internet forum, even in jest.

Geez.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Guess OP also checked his boss's browsing history to make sure he wasn't on GAF before making the thread

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Is the OP an idiot for even having the thought cross his mind? For sure

Weird that you seemed not to think this until you needed that opinion to bolster your ridiculous comparison that puts letting Mr. Chivas know his information is easily findable online on the same level (or worse) as Mr. Chivas committing a felony and then polling an internet forum for advice on how to proceed.

Or is searching your name in this thread to make that observation just as out of bounds?

 

[Red Liquorice]

You got a giggle out of seeing your bosses nudie pics, end of story, it's not kiddy porn or anything just private personal pics. Doing anything more with them and you're being a creep.

 

[Sydle]

Pretty funny, but you should just leave it alone and move on like nothing happened.

 

[Palocca]

For the love of all things good on this planet, please blackmail the guy. Don't forget to do a play-by-play of everything that happens with you so that we can be there on the sidelines, listening to the shenanigans that you get yourself into.

It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, why wouldn't you?

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

The Fuck is this shit? A thread about blackmailing someone?

Disgusting and without reason.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Play it cool, drop a subtle hint you saw some funny file names and complete your work. Make no backups and reassure him. The reverse psychology of it will probably make him look after you anyhow and you're still a good guy