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A comment on Ask HN: Why are we people mad at Ashley Madison and not the hackers?.

Re:Ask HN: Why are we people mad at Ashley Madison and not t... by photosinensis on Monday August 24, 2015 @04:10PM (#10112659)
The biggest problem is that Avid Life Media has done jack squat in response to the data leak. They've not communicated any kind of risk mitigation strategy. They've not allowed users to change their compromised passwords. They've not made any efforts to contact affected users.

This is like a rape victim not only trying to pretend the whole thing didn't happen, but all the while knowing that her attacker had HIV, has good reason to believe she's seroconverted, and is still having unprotected sex with her regular partners without telling them anything.

While the company is a victim here, their actions are themselves criminally wrong.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are we people mad at Ashley Madison and not t... by rabidonrails on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @07:00PM (#10119996)
It's interesting to see AM say nothing and I wonder if this is a well thought out plan. By not confirming the leak (and by practically ignoring it) it leaves their ashamed "users" plausible deniability. So, if your email address showed up on the list, you _could_ deny it as AM never confirmed that it was a real leak.

Just a thought...

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Re:Ask HN: Why are we people mad at Ashley Madison and not t... by araxhiel on Monday August 24, 2015 @05:10PM (#10112947)
The analogy of a victim of rape, though crude, is quite right (and left me quite impressed, to be honest).
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Re:Ask HN: Why are we people mad at Ashley Madison and not t... by DanBC on Monday August 24, 2015 @05:14PM (#10112965)
The rape analogy is repugnant.
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Re:Ask HN: Why are we people mad at Ashley Madison and not t... by JacobAldridge on Monday August 24, 2015 @08:13PM (#10113627)
Yup - 'blaming the victim of a crime' would have been sufficient to make the OP's point, though I know media conversations on the topic are the likely reason why the analogy he chose came to mind.
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