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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Twitterbot
An anonymous reader writes Have you ever wondered what it is like to have your online identity hijacked and replaced with a Russian-speaking Bruce Willis impostor? Here's a lesson in online impersonation from Passcode, The Christian Science Monitor's soon-to-launch section on security and privacy in the digital age. From the article: "Weeks prior, I changed my handle from @SaraSorcherNJ to the simpler @SaraSorcher when I left my job at National Journal covering national security to join The Christian Science Monitor to help lead our new section on, somewhat ironically considering the situation, security and privacy. Apparently within days of that change, someone - or a bot - had taken over my former work identity. My real account, @SaraSorcher, still existed. In my picture, I was still smiling and wearing a gray suit. The @SaraSorcherNJ account — Fake Me — sported a smirking, balding Willis in a track suit and v-neck white tee. I tweet about news and wonky security policy issues. Fake Russian-speaking Me enjoys 'watching Hannibal, eating apples and pondering the nature of existence.'"
This reporter is going to write about online security, but expects her old Twitter handle that she abandoned not to be available to others? How delightfully naive. She should fit well in a paper that's Christian and scientifically orientated...
At the same time it is arrogant to blame the system for your own ignorance.
Christian Security: How would Jesus defend his network?
It's actually a mild form of identity theft.
Per TFA, the username was grabbed within a day of being released. It's someone's real name, not a well-known fictional character or such, so it's most likely that the new owner was trying to capitalize on the old owner's fame. Twitter's policies prohibit exactly this kind of thing, so TFA details the process the author followed to get it shut down.
It's not particularly notable to those of us who are deep in the world of security, and probably not surprising to most savvy users, but it's informative nonetheless.
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.
Christian Security: How would Jesus defend his network?
By turning the other cheek.
Its a way easy certification.
This world was built on self-important douchelicks, sonny boy,
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I moved away from my old home a few weeks ago and now that I go back I am surprised to find an old man living there. He acts kind of strange, picking apples in his front yard. I actually walked up to him and learned that he also speaks with a russian accent. But just so you guys know, I'm ok with that :)
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CSM is actually a good paper, and I say this as an atheist. The only regular "religious" aspect is a single daily column, "A Christian Science Perspective" - you'll find less religion in the CSM than in lots of other US papers. The overwhelming majority of their reporting has nothing to do with religion. They've won 7 Pulitzers and are famous for avoiding sensationalism.
You look beautiful! Incidentally, my favorite artist is Picasso.
The best argument by far that I've heard that could convince me to get a twitter account is that my online identity could be hijacked and replaced with a Russian Bruce Willis impersonator. Kind of makes me want to learn Russian, now...
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Again, you're still focusing on the name. The vast majority of the paper has nothing to do with Christianity nor Science. It's just a newspaper.
You look beautiful! Incidentally, my favorite artist is Picasso.
But, you're an ignoramus who is arguing a genetic fallacy based on your dislike of that admittedly loony religion. Judge a periodical based on its content, not its source. For example, I've professionally used a software package from a company created by scientologists. It has been very reliable and effective. Never has it turned my enterprise systems into e-meters.
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Specifically, she didn't want to "start from scratch with my followers".