How to Unmask the Internet's Vilest Characters

Re:How to Unmask the Internet's Vilest Characters by tobylane on Sunday April 24, 2011 @06:02PM (#2479733)

I think that's a bad example. What basically happened is that an odd ex-boyfriend passed around pictures, and one of those people put it on the internet and tried to blackmail her. It's not too different to the whole myexbitch thing.

The real internet villains are the ones who need no provocation, and go after people far innocenter than people who let their boyfriend take nude pictures. Like what Anon did with the Sony exec families, that (didn't by far) could have gone horribly wrong if a internet-only psycho got enough of that information.

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Re:How to Unmask the Internet's Vilest Characters by jaysonelliot on Sunday April 24, 2011 @07:50PM (#2479917)

I wouldn't call someone who is abusive in a relationship, and manipulates someone into taking naked photos, then hands them out to his friends, "odd." I'd call him a world-class scumbag.

The people who went on to post the photos and her personal info are equally vile. I can think of no excuse for that behavior at all.

You're blaming the victim here, and it's wrong. This woman was manipulated and exploited, and she is absolutely innocent in this sad tale.

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Re:How to Unmask the Internet's Vilest Characters by tobylane on Monday April 25, 2011 @05:16AM (#2480840)

It's considerably more passive to leak photos compared to finding out where someone's kids go to school.

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Re:How to Unmask the Internet's Vilest Characters by wheaties on Sunday April 24, 2011 @08:01PM (#2479934)

It's a great example by far. You don't want even a hint of the Barbara Striesand effect if you're suing someone over something which is deeply and personally embarrassing.

Besides, just because someone let someone else get a hold of personal or confidential information does not give them the right to share it with the world.

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