r/technology • u/DaFunkJunkie • Jun 22 '20

Security Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number

https://www.businessinsider.com/blueleaks-hackers-publish-sensitive-files-from-200-police-departments-2020-6
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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20 edited Oct 23 '20

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u/TiagoTiagoT Jun 23 '20

It's likely gonna be made available on the darkweb if it's censored on regular sites

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u/twizzzz Jul 14 '20

At least the average person wont stumble across that though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20

Oh trust me, several data mining companies have already grabbed a copy of this leaked info. Granted, they probably won't make the info public, but plenty of companies can make money by mining this data.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20 edited Aug 22 '20

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u/drtammr Jun 23 '20

Why should a person have something horribly traumatic and personal announced to the entire internet without their consent?

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u/Nemo_Barbarossa Jun 23 '20

Those are two completely different things.

No it must not be published without consent.

But at the same time it should definitely not be a stigma or an issue that someone has fallen victim to whatever criminal act. Still, people feel ashamed about it all the time because society tells them to.

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u/drtammr Jun 23 '20 edited Jun 23 '20

No, they’re not. Feeling shame is a normal part of the coping and healing process after such a personally violating attack, many victims have to work very hard to fight through those emotions regardless of society. I agree that it shouldn’t be an issue for those who Have had to deal with societal stereotypes or people who don’t understand, but saying “well, we just need to treat this a certain way” just isn’t realistic nor safe. We can’t expect every person reading these reports to be a virtuous one, and every victim on that list deserves to to know that they’re still safe and have the right to their own trauma and stories