Beware using a fake Facebook or Twitter account

Facebook and Twitter? Elevated to legal status. So we can still impersonate on the others? :D
 
inb4 ****storm of people outraged about this

Anyway, this, as with any online/digital or offline media, is already covered by what's known as 'libel'. Those pictures you may see on some image boards where someone's supposedly pissed off at their ex-girlfriend and post their online social-site information, address/phone number and, usually, naked pictures, some sexually explicit, in the hopes that others will help to 'ruin' that person's life?

Yeah, that's wholly illegal in most countries with internet access.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
 
Glad to hear that. Nothing worse than following someone, only to find out its not them.
 
nanonyous said:
inb4 ****storm of people outraged about this

Anyway, this, as with any online/digital or offline media, is already covered by what's known as 'libel'. Those pictures you may see on some image boards where someone's supposedly pissed off at their ex-girlfriend and post their online social-site information, address/phone number and, usually, naked pictures, some sexually explicit, in the hopes that others will help to 'ruin' that person's life?

Yeah, that's wholly illegal in most countries with internet access.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
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Actually, those are all fake.
It is a blackhat trick used by webmasters so that users can fill in surveys and they get paid.
Also drives traffic to their site so they can cash in on advertising.
It's actually pretty smart as there are probably thousands if not millions of people that will click that.

Also those "check out who viewed your profile" apps are used for same purpose, and I bet most people give permissions ofr that app.
In future be careful, it can introduce spyware onto your pc.
 
Headline's wrong.

Celebrities such as Michael Jackson registered their names and performances as trademarks
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It's this sort of abuse that makes trademark a joke.

nanonyous said:
Anyway, this, as with any online/digital or offline media, is already covered by what's known as 'libel'. Those pictures you may see on some image boards where someone's supposedly pissed off at their ex-girlfriend and post their online social-site information, address/phone number and, usually, naked pictures, some sexually explicit, in the hopes that others will help to 'ruin' that person's life?

Yeah, that's wholly illegal in most countries with internet access.
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Depends on exactly what you reveal.
 
I got 1 profile on facebook but there are 2 other profiles with the same name and surname as mine and I know others who got 2 profiles because his friend's list are full
 
abubolt said:
Actually, those are all fake.
It is a blackhat trick used by webmasters so that users can fill in surveys and they get paid.
Also drives traffic to their site so they can cash in on advertising.
It's actually pretty smart as there are probably thousands if not millions of people that will click that.

Also those "check out who viewed your profile" apps are used for same purpose, and I bet most people give permissions ofr that app.
In future be careful, it can introduce spyware onto your pc.
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Uh, what?

What the hell are you smoking? I'm not talking about those sites where supposed views or filling in surveys will 'reveal more photos'... Gosh, that you even confused what I was talking about with those shows what sites you've been browsing...

I'm talking about plain old "my ex is a bitch so here's all her contact information and nude pictures of her" with no strings attached.

(not to mention that what you're talking about has absolutely nothing to do with the article my post is related to)


And Haldex, that's fine. You're not impersonating someone else, you're 'impersonating' yourself. For so long as you do not use someone else's name and specifically claim to be someone else, you are not masquerading as anyone else and so it shouldn't be possible to hold you responsible for defamation/slander.

Example, there is another in South Africa with my exact name. I have received friend requests from his friends/family on Facebook, and I have simply passed them on to him since I know they didn't have anything to do with me.

Now, similarly, if any of my friends or family ever accidentally add him as a friend, he's supposed to do the same; if he accepts their requests and then acts as though he is me, then he's liable for fraud(?), as he could either cause others to think differently of me in some way and/or benefit from people, pretending to be me.
 
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Headline is a tad misleading...
Would a facebook account for your dog be considered fake? Some people do that.

Some also create a ficticious account, not to impersonate, but just to be able to use the search feature. I assume that doesn't matter.
 
Nice to see rpm posting photos of pretty ladies in his articles :D

So they're saying that you are only at risk if you create a fake account to harass others? The system intrinsically allows for fakes by virtue of there being no screening process.
 
MyDogHasNoNose said:
Headline is a tad misleading...
Would a facebook account for your dog be considered fake? Some people do that.

Some also create a ficticious account, not to impersonate, but just to be able to use the search feature. I assume that doesn't matter.
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The article is about impersonation and fraud. If you are impersonating your dog online... you need your head checked.
 
On a completely unrelated topic...
Priya Chetty looks similar to Priya from The Big Bang Theory don't you think?
 
Rather have pics of great looking ladies on the MyBB articles than the usual suspects. Yesterday we had one as well. Nice trend.
 
An impersonated person has to exist and complain. I doubt whether your dog would object :P

What concerns me is when someone writes as 'Company Rep.' and says inflammatory things without us knowing who wrote it.
 
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