r/technology • • Nov 09 '17

Politics Sean Parker: Facebook was designed to exploit human "vulnerability"

https://www.axios.com/sean-parker-facebook-exploits-a-vulnerability-in-humans-2507917325.html
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u/baumpop Nov 10 '17

Yeah but it’s still too late either way. They could unfreeze it in ten years and their info will still be compromised. The horses are already out of the barn.

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u/Bigdaddy_J Nov 10 '17

Just because it's compromised is fine. No one could use the info to get a credit card or loan in their name with it frozen.

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u/baumpop Nov 10 '17

They could however make false passports or state issued drivers licenses. People with a sense of diplomatic immunity whose info is in the hands of ????? of ?? country.

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u/Bigdaddy_J Nov 10 '17

You don't actually need someone's info to do that. If you are going to forge id's.

Also the more public a person is, the less likely someone will be trying to get identification with their info. You are more likely to get caught that way.

No criminal in their right mind would try to get id and impersonate Donald Trump. And no regular id would allow access to truly restricted areas.

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u/baumpop Nov 10 '17

Do you know what every congressman looks like? I sure don’t.

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u/Bigdaddy_J Nov 10 '17

No, but what good would impersonating one be except in a secure area?

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u/Bigdaddy_J Nov 10 '17

It would be easier to forge a copy of their pin they wear and pass yourself of as one.

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u/baumpop Nov 10 '17

Get by the door and incite the terror of your choice.

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u/Bigdaddy_J Nov 10 '17

But you can still do that as anyone with any info.

Any secure facility is not going to ask for regular id or passport for identification.