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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:21 AM Sep 2014

Guy who posted hacked celebrity nude pics on Reddit wants his privacy back.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/8/6121039/reddit-user-celeb-leaks-privacy

Quote:
"He complained that a Washington Post story profiling (but not directly naming) him contained unnecessary personal information."

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"Johnsmcjohn, an active user of Reddit's cocaine forum who the Washington Post noted had difficulty paying bills..."
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Guy who posted hacked celebrity nude pics on Reddit wants his privacy back. (Original Post) DetlefK Sep 2014 OP
Well shit, if that's not a black fly in your chardonnay NightWatcher Sep 2014 #1
Or winning the lottery - JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #3
Irony liberal N proud Sep 2014 #2
must be a repug samsingh Sep 2014 #4
"I won't be bullied into silence." Sheldon Cooper Sep 2014 #5
He wasn't the hacker. He simply posted what was already out there on Reddit... conservaphobe Sep 2014 #6
Well, cocaine is somewhere out there on the market. Might as well sell it myself. DetlefK Sep 2014 #7
No, he just set-up the Subreddit that made the fundraising possible justiceischeap Sep 2014 #9
Yeah, by all means we should feel sorry for him. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2014 #11
Yeah, he's a regular old innocent bystander. Codeine Sep 2014 #12
WTF mate? Agschmid Sep 2014 #13
Oh, well, that's okay then. kcr Sep 2014 #20
Tough shit you asshole (guy in story for clarification). William769 Sep 2014 #8
Now that is funny Egnever Sep 2014 #10
LOLOLLLLOOOOOLLLLOLOLOLOLLLOOLLOOOLOLOLOLOLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLOL Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #14
whiner. nt TeamPooka Sep 2014 #15
There's never been a more deserving A**hole!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #16
I'd flip the little finger at him. 'When you don't care enough to send the very best.' freshwest Sep 2014 #18
!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #19
This is what we call karma. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #17

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
3. Or winning the lottery -
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:29 AM
Sep 2014

And dying the next day -

Or ten thousand spoons - when all you need is a knife.


You know - this guy is asshole.

Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)
5. "I won't be bullied into silence."
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:48 AM
Sep 2014

What a brave, brave man. Standing tall, against all odds, to violate other's privacy so pathetic men can have something to jack off to. That's what makes this country great!

Seriously, where is Anonymous when you need them? I'd like to see them doxx this guy to kingdom come.

 

conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)
6. He wasn't the hacker. He simply posted what was already out there on Reddit...
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:51 AM
Sep 2014

And if he didn't do it, someone else would have.

Just because he was the first doesn't mean he's a culprit.

Hopefully he gets some kind of settlement from WaPo and is able to pay hills.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
7. Well, cocaine is somewhere out there on the market. Might as well sell it myself.
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:04 PM
Sep 2014

It's not like I would contribute to crime and substance-abuse. The cocaine is already out there and also would be so without me. I'm totally innocent on this.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
9. No, he just set-up the Subreddit that made the fundraising possible
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:09 PM
Sep 2014

Which, could be seen as a crime. He helped after the fact to disseminate the stolen property... sounds a lot like a fence to me.

And why would he have grounds to sue WaPo? They just scraped up info he freely provided online... unlike the women whose pictures he posted without thought.

kcr

(15,317 posts)
20. Oh, well, that's okay then.
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:16 PM
Sep 2014

Those actions clearly showed a person who was concerned about the privacy of those women. You're right.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
10. Now that is funny
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:21 PM
Sep 2014

Guy who helps expose personal information doesn't want his personal information exposed.

Something about that just tickles me.

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