PSA: The Amazon wishlist doxing threat is much greater and more immediate than folks might realize. Attack works like this:
Stalker who wants your address opens an Amazon seller account and lists themselves as a third party seller for any item on your public wishlist. Then, they order the item from themselves as a gift for you. Bam, they have your address.
In particular, attack does not depend on an existing third party seller having poor PII handling hygiene, like the articles have implied.
@dalias
Come on guys, we sit on mastodon lamenting the sorry state of the world, and then everyone signs into an amazon account??? If our actions are to give money to an organization that aggressively works to destroy the middle class and liberal democracies world wide, then our words are meaningless... :-/
Quoting The Disposable Heroes of Hip-Hopricy: hypocrisy is the greatest luxury....
@TrimTab @dalias The middle-class ableism is strong with this one. Amazon is evil, but often the only way for disabled people or people in rural areas to get affordable items without leaving the house.
Going out to a store is a luxury for those with the time and physical ability.
Postage is a disability tax.
And an Amazon wishlist has for a long time been the easiest way for people to buy things for others without them giving out their address. It is a form of mutual aid. It is not our>
@Rhube @dalias Good points. If the usa has gone so far that a segment of the populous has no option than amazon, than yeah, ,that's tragic and i don't blame the amazon user. I had no idea the US was THAT eff'd... Or that everyone on mastodon was disabled and economically thus challenged.
I take back what i said.
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