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9. interesting puritan streak

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 09:25 AM

Aug 2015

I wonder how people here would feel about someone publishing a list of people who have bought anything related to marijuana. Anyone who has had an abortion, or just used birth control pills. I guess it's only an invasion of privacy if it affects you.

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The Ashley Madison Leak Is Putting Lives At Risk [View all] Quixote1818 Aug 2015 OP

LOL. Right, any harm from my malfeasance is that fault of ... hackers! Yes! That's it! PSPS Aug 2015 #1

So you would be cool with gay men using the site in Saudi Arabia being killed? Quixote1818 Aug 2015 #3

There's a bit of a difference between illegal surveillance on a massive Chakab Aug 2015 #5

I was so tired when I made this post last night/this morning that I forgot to comment on the irony Chakab Aug 2015 #13

Don't disrespect hackers by lumping them with these criminals. They aren't the same. jtuck004 Aug 2015 #6

The people who did this are hackers. Many hackers have truly noble intentions. However, many are Chakab Aug 2015 #12

There are problems with not publishing it too jberryhill Aug 2015 #2

I have always been a big proponent of privacy. rusty quoin Aug 2015 #4

Lots of assumptions here thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #7

Anyone who signed up at Ashley Madison Chasstev365 Aug 2015 #8

interesting puritan streak 6chars Aug 2015 #9

It's not a Puritan streak as much as Chasstev365 Aug 2015 #10

Would you support mandatory reporting of infidelity? 6chars Aug 2015 #11

Oh get off your high fucking horse. These people took vows to their partners, not you, me or anybody Chakab Aug 2015 #14

It's a puritan streak thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #15