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Daniel Pocok blogs about the misguided picture that most people have over social media. These web sites turn out to be an effective means to monitor and control the population. One key point he makes is that the public ignores the ease with which social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, facilitate the effective kettling and surveillance of activists, campaigners, and other groups. He writes:
Facebook helps kettle activists in their arm chair. The police state can gather far more data about them, while their impact is even more muted than if they ventured out of their home.
And further down he asks,
Is somebody who takes pictures of you and insists on sharing them with hundreds of people, tagging your face for the benefit of biometric profiling systems, really a friend?
The addictive nature of these so-called services combined with the network effect make it really hard for people to escape, but the negative aspects really suggest that they should make the effort.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 03 2017, @11:05AM (1 child)
I'd suspect those criminals using that kind of ransomware will find themselves in a much deeper boiling pot before too long compared to the assholes that trick you into running some code then claim their services are a beneficial service. I don't think you can easily say you're doing anything other than blackmail when you're threatening to dox a person and if they infect and dox the wrong person then you'd be surprised how much money can be put into finding the original culprits. (Especially when it ends up being taxpayer dollars)
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday July 03 2017, @04:33PM
As a demonstration of their prowess and to encourage more payouts, the crooks should publicly release the dox of the big politicians for free.