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Facebook Founder Accused of Hacking Into Rivals' Email
An anonymous reader notes a long piece up at BusinessInsider.com accusing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of hacking into the email accounts of rivals and journalists. The CEO of the world's most successful social networking website was accused of at least two breaches of privacy. In a two-year investigation detailing the founding of Facebook, Nicholas Carlson, a senior editor at Silicon Alley Insider, uncovered what he claimed was evidence of the hackings in 2004. "New information uncovered by Silicon Alley Insider suggests that some of the complaints [in a court case ongong since 2007] against Mark Zuckerberg are valid. It also suggests that, on at least one occasion in 2004, Mark used private login data taken from Facebook's servers to break into Facebook members' private email accounts and read their emails — at best, a gross misuse of private information. Lastly, it suggests that Mark hacked into the competing company's systems and changed some user information with the aim of making the site less useful. ... Over the past two years, we have interviewed more than a dozen sources familiar with aspects of this story — including people involved in the founding year of the company. We have also reviewed what we believe to be some relevant IMs and emails from the period. Much of this information has never before been made public. None of it has been confirmed or authenticated by Mark or the company." The single-page view doesn't have its own URL; click on "View as one page" near the bottom.
Lawyers throughout the US just had orgasms....
poke
If at all possible, they'll use the word "boffin" in there somewhere, too.
Did he offer to buy the Caprica Bucs as well?
Yeah but Google is different. They are nice. They do no evil, right?
And this is why don't provide any site any more information that the bare minimum that it needs.
Nah. Facebook is a scam.
Now excuse me, I've got to update my status.
Do they have sarcasm on your planet?
Well, it has never been successfully tested.
Do they have sarcasm on your planet?
Sarcasm?!!
Sarcasm is prevarication and prevarication is sarcasm. Wake Up! Sarcasm is just as evil as all the other rhetorical devices.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident a security. --Edmund Burke
Because you're Jason Bourne?
My only question is, the alleged hacking took place in 2004, how does it take until 2010 for it to be presented as news on Slashdot?
Sounds about right for Slashdot.
So will he get a mug shot now?
If he does, do you suppose he'll use it for his Facebook profile?
American Third Position
Finally, a real choice!
The staue of limitations kicks end after the crime is completed.
If it is ongoing, then it would kick in when over.
IANAL but I have watched Law and Order. The sound wasn't on but I think I got the gist of it.
>one for accounts that wouldnt effect u much
YOU are the CANCER that is KILLING the INTERNET
The latest Slashdot meme.
Wow. That was *so* insightful.
Why would he? He's a CEO, he's supposed to act like a cartoon villain.
The world makes a lot more sense when you stop assuming that various businessmen, politicians etc. are trying to further their self-interest in a rational, if ruthless, manner, and instead treat them as villains in a farcical drama movie. That way you don't have to wonder why someone who already has three billions would risk everything to get a fourth, or something to that effect. The implications of that are somewhat... disturbing.
Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.
Of course, otherwise where's the Paris Hilton angle?
Bah. If you type in your pw in a /. post it will show as stars.
******* see!
I am absolutely shocked that someone would impersonate another human being for personal gain. What has the world come to?
Wait till its reported again in 30 minutes with a different title.
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?