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Will there be reprecussions due to the celebrity nude leak?
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CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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Funny on-topic story.
Junior year of college me and a buddy rented an apartment together. Now, I had known this guy for 15 years and we were pretty good friends.
First day in the apartment as roommates, he decides to set up his media center through his 360. As the 360 is scanning for images and videos, it pops them up as it continues searching. So, pictures of his mom and sister come up, his labrador, birthday parties, and other pleasant pictures to keep our attention.
Next thing I know, a picture of him holding his erect dick via webcam is displayed front and center with pictures of Sampson playing fetch and his teenage sister blowing out birthday candles lingering in the background.
Stunned silence and awkward laughing by my roommate replace the offending penis and he quickly closes out the media center and instead relied on HDMI from that day forward.
Junior year of college me and a buddy rented an apartment together. Now, I had known this guy for 15 years and we were pretty good friends.
First day in the apartment as roommates, he decides to set up his media center through his 360. As the 360 is scanning for images and videos, it pops them up as it continues searching. So, pictures of his mom and sister come up, his labrador, birthday parties, and other pleasant pictures to keep our attention.
Next thing I know, a picture of him holding his erect dick via webcam is displayed front and center with pictures of Sampson playing fetch and his teenage sister blowing out birthday candles lingering in the background.
Stunned silence and awkward laughing by my roommate replace the offending penis and he quickly closes out the media center and instead relied on HDMI from that day forward.
I'd say the one thing that could happen as a result is that people start using things like 1password or fastpass or keypass more often, but it doesn't really change the notion that a lack of caring about your data is how this stuff gets stolen in the first place. IMO: the Phil Fish Doxxing attack from last week is way more important than this stuff because it raises the issue of places that are supposed to be secure like DropBox being open enough to break into and for a person's life to essentially be shut down from 1 file being taken, but that entire process being seen as a perfectly safe and acceptable solution.
The idea of the faith that we have to put into corporations to keep our data private from nonpaying customers (because we know the paying ones will still get it) is a scary thing. So we just do what we can, try things that make sense. Hope it all work out, and hope that common sense keeps truly sensitive material away from prying eyes.
The idea of the faith that we have to put into corporations to keep our data private from nonpaying customers (because we know the paying ones will still get it) is a scary thing. So we just do what we can, try things that make sense. Hope it all work out, and hope that common sense keeps truly sensitive material away from prying eyes.
AuthenticM
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People will learn that they shouldn't store nude pics and videos of themselves on servers.
Delusibeta
Banned
If the latter is true, Apple (or whoever was the cloud provider at the time) would have some serious explaining to do.
pants
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Security is pretty best effort. It's kinda hard to see these things until breaches happen, unless you have continuous audits of every facet of your network/software happening year round
EDIT: Oh, in relation to non deleted deleted items? yeah thats fucked up
StopMakingSense
Member
Eh, lots of companies do this. Facebook, for example, holds on to deleted photos like forever.
You gotta have a lot of confidence to post a nude dick picture when your last name is Sprout.
I absolutely agree with you. I'm not victim blaming at all. The cynic in me just thinks that people will go back to being lax and it will happen again. The blame is 100% on the hackers. People should be allowed to take pictures of themselves if they want and not worry that some shit head is going to expose them on the internet. I'm not blaming young people, I just know it'll happen again, sooner or later.
It's Sprouse
I absolutely agree with you. I'm not victim blaming at all. The cynic in me just thinks that people will go back to being lax and it will happen again. The blame is 100% on the hackers. People should be allowed to take pictures of themselves if they want and not worry that some shit head is going to expose them on the internet. I'm not blaming young people, I just know it'll happen again, sooner or later.
More like you storing your important shit in a communal storage where the guy handling the gate can let strangers in if they sound like you.
Now obviously they didn't expect this to happen, but this should be a lesson for people: if you want something to stay private, don't sync it online. There are so many failure points from technical issues to good old human incompetence.
HerbertFish
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Did he have other women in his pictures?
Oh god, similar thing happened to me.
I rented a place with two of my best friends at the time and when if finally came time to move out we all just sat around watching movies we found on his old camcorder. Was fun until one of us got the bright idea to plug the camcorder directly and see what was on the last tape. It was video if a St Patrick's Day party for a good 15 minutes then it switched to video his boyfriend's ass and a lot of moaning. That shit went off quick.
Macmanus
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You think the fastest growing tech sector in the US/World is going to be stymied because the public saw jizz on Kate Upton's back?
We need to incentive more women to become hackers, obviously.
People need to understand what happens when you put things online in another company's hands. Was this an invasion or privacy and should it have been unexpected? Yes. However, they still uploaded nude pictures and videos of themselves on the internet. I hope this brings to light what the dangers of cloud storage are. Personally, I never would back things up using an online drive, regardless of what it is.
Apple will have to make some statement on this eventually.
Apple will have to make some statement on this eventually.
Punchy4486
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I always thought it was shitty when these leaks came out, but starting with this one, I'm starting to see how disgusting it is to even look at the photos.
I mean, sure, there are some of these women that I'd like to see naked, but it would make me feel like a bad person to look and take advantage of these leaks. I used to hate the leakers but still look at the photos out of morbid curiosity, but I don't think I can even do that anymore.
It really is messed up.
I mean, sure, there are some of these women that I'd like to see naked, but it would make me feel like a bad person to look and take advantage of these leaks. I used to hate the leakers but still look at the photos out of morbid curiosity, but I don't think I can even do that anymore.
It really is messed up.
pants
Member
I thought the latest theory of this whole scandal said that the cloud service had almost nothing to do with the leak. There was an inside trading ring of celebrity nudes that went south.
Edit;
what if everyone were just random Joes working at Google/Apple/The NSA?
a Master Ninja
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You sure? I saw a photo of a Bieber selfie where you could see his penis mixed in with all the other celebrity leaked photos. Naturally people didn't repost it as much as Jennifer Lawrence or Kate Upton.
See You Next Wednesday
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Why did all discussion on the previous threads were locked?
Did EvilLore think he could get sued if the pictures were posted online?
They did say they would be taking legal action against anyone who posts those pictures.
Did EvilLore think he could get sued if the pictures were posted online?
They did say they would be taking legal action against anyone who posts those pictures.
The Elite
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It was because the discussion in that thread devolved to name calling.
They devolved into mudslinging shitshows. One of them had an argument for several pages where one poster kept trying to equate this leak to child porn.
Well the last one went to hell. I wasn't part of the earlier ones.
As for the OP, I'm sure that the person responsible will pay a heavy fine or do jail time if caught.
Obviously I've misjudged the female population if there's a mass call for nude photos of this guy:
Cheap hardware tokens exist too.
If people think deleting digital information means they are gone forever...I got a story to tell you....
unholyrevenger72
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Not enough female and or gay hackers...
What.. 10 years? That's insanely excessive.
Nah. It's a serious crime.
Our nudes are programed to self-destruct once illegally accessed.
entremet
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Nothing. It sucks what happened but it's weird how overtly concerned we get when it happens to celebrities. It's such a weird worship culture.
These are rarified individuals who will never need to worry about food, shelter, job prospects, if they're wise with their resources.
Again, I'm sure the FBI is on the case, but I just find it funny that people are so concerned about these embarrassed millionaires. They'll be fine. And the leak will help others to enable more secure protocols, such as two-factor.
Meanwhile, the police in Ferguson have be violating human right ad infinitunum, the job market sucks for the lower class, Russia is acting is a fool. the Middle East is still a mess, etc.
These are rarified individuals who will never need to worry about food, shelter, job prospects, if they're wise with their resources.
Again, I'm sure the FBI is on the case, but I just find it funny that people are so concerned about these embarrassed millionaires. They'll be fine. And the leak will help others to enable more secure protocols, such as two-factor.
Meanwhile, the police in Ferguson have be violating human right ad infinitunum, the job market sucks for the lower class, Russia is acting is a fool. the Middle East is still a mess, etc.
Yup. If an ordinary woman got her nudes leaked literally no one would care.
Personally I trust my data to the cloud because I'm less likely to have regular and comprehensive local backups if left to me.
The Maverick
Member
A crazy 24 hours indeed. I'm pretty sure they've already gotten the main guy behind most of the leaks. It's what he gets, really.
24 hours. And yet how fucking long did it take to get the guy from isanyoneup?
The Maverick
Member
STOP victim blaming!!! I should be able to do whatever I want. It's not my fault there are bad people in this world. You should be blaming them, not us! I'm tired of victim blaming culture!
The Elite
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Posting provocative pictures of yourself on the Internet or using an online networked service to back them up is up to you but you do need to be aware there is an inherent risk to it.
The blame lays squarely on the hackers/thieves involved but you can't ignore the risk your taking by doing so. Basically you can do what you want but ignoring the fact there are bad people out there isn't advisable. Take caution.
Victim blaming culture is really bad in general but using that as an excuse to ignore advice that can be preventative is dangerous.
You should leave your door open at night and then complain when you get robbed.
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