Lauren WeinsteinDec 24, 2022
So let's be clear about this, we're being told that Musk ordered employees to give an outside reporter access to *everything* internally at #Twitter. Without exceptions. That would mean users' direct messages as well. Think about it.
Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@lauren I"m pretty sure If I'm going to expect privacy on messages I send through another platform I'm going to use something cryptographical like Signal.
Show threadLauren WeinsteinDec 24, 2022
@skylos That is not always an option. For example, many firms now do their customer support through Twitter, including detailed account information. They link Twitter to their backend systems to verify customer identities, etc.
Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@lauren I'm puzzled that I am supposed to care about randos knowing about my customer service interactions... It seems realistic to understand those weren't private in the first place - just obscure an inconsequential.
Show threadLauren WeinsteinDec 24, 2022
@skylos That is sometimes the case. But in the course of those conversations, PII can easily be discussed, and often is.
Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@lauren if I toot or tweet, I've *already* PII'd myself right from the get-go, haven't I? Hmm. I guess its a distinction between what identity you're using at the time, but my social media identities I use for such things are irrevocably self-doxed since creation. Getting PII out of that would be redundant. Heh.
Show threadSummer BreezeDec 24, 2022
@skylos @lauren PII isn’t primarily about doxing. The greater concern is about identity theft and impersonation.
Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@SummerBreeze @lauren Is the safety in numbers, like a herd of gazelle? like, 'if there are a billion possible identities to steal, any one identity is unlikely to be stolen?
Show threadSummer BreezeDec 24, 2022
@skylos @lauren No, you aren’t safer if a million identities are stolen. It’s not easier if you have company.
Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@SummerBreeze @lauren By the logic the gazelle isn't safe because the entire herd is going to be eaten shortly. There aren't enough cheetahs. Same for identity thefts - each operation requires manual hand-action its not scalable like that.
Show threadSummer Breeze
@skylos @lauren Identity theft doesn’t require manual hand action. It can in fact be automated, and unlike cheetahs, identity thieves don’t get full and stop.
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Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@SummerBreeze @lauren I have not encountered or been made aware of any identity theft that happens without manual hand action. I couldn't make a decision or judgement based on that information. And now I know you say this is so.
Show threadSummer BreezeDec 24, 2022
@skylos @lauren Why would you think identity theft requires manual hand action? Not sure I am following your logic?
What would be done primarily by hand? I am probably missing something.
Show threadComrade HoundDec 24, 2022
@SummerBreeze @lauren human curation requirement - most people don't have identity worth stealing - wasting your viable access to identity stealing channels on useless identities would obviate the utility of doing it at all - you can't just file massive applications for credit or hack banka ccounts - there's heavy tarbitting and monitoring of those avenues.