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Top US Government Computers Linked to Revenge-Porn Site (thedailybeast.com)
Joseph Cox, reporting for The Daily Beast: Data obtained by a security analyst and shared with The Daily Beast reveals the behind-the-scenes of the epicenter of revenge porn: a notorious image board called Anon-IB, where users constantly upload non-consensual imagery, comment on it, and trade nudes like baseball cards. The data shows Anon-IB users connecting from U.S. Senate, Navy, and other government computers, including the Executive Office of the President, even as senators push for a bill that would further combat the practice, and after the military's own recent revenge-porn crisis. "Wow tig ol bitties. You have any nudes to share?" someone wrote in November, underneath a photo of a woman who apparently works in D.C., while connecting from an IP address registered to the U.S. Senate.
Anon-IB is a free-to-use message board where users post images, typically of women, and which is split into various genre or location sections. Some parts are focused on countries, while U.S. sections may narrow down to a state. Many users pursue so-called wins, which are nude or explicit photos, and may egg each other on to share more images. Anon-IB was also intertwined with a 2014 breach of celebrity nudes referred to as The Fappening. "Looking for wins of [redacted]. She used to send nudes to my friend all of the time. Would love to see some more," someone connecting from the U.S. Senate IP address wrote last August.
Anon-IB is a free-to-use message board where users post images, typically of women, and which is split into various genre or location sections. Some parts are focused on countries, while U.S. sections may narrow down to a state. Many users pursue so-called wins, which are nude or explicit photos, and may egg each other on to share more images. Anon-IB was also intertwined with a 2014 breach of celebrity nudes referred to as The Fappening. "Looking for wins of [redacted]. She used to send nudes to my friend all of the time. Would love to see some more," someone connecting from the U.S. Senate IP address wrote last August.
this should come as no surprise to anyone.
They always featured known 'stars' who've done multiple other films, a few of them in the same "revenge" category.
Not saying that legitimate revenge porn isn't a thing that hasn't slandered someone's name... just saying people get awfully uppity over something that has more or less become a business model.
Though for some odd reason, whenever some politician can't weasel out of some sleazy sex allegation and has to make some sort of public statement, begging for forgiveness, it's some conservative.
Granted, mostly because no liberal gives a fuck what their politicians do in the bed as long as they do their work...
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
They're still anonymous. Why did you post this on Slashdot?
Though for some odd reason, whenever some politician can't weasel out of some sleazy sex allegation and has to make some sort of public statement, begging for forgiveness, it's some conservative.
Err... what ? Al Franken ? Conyers ? Ted Kennedy ? Bill Clinton ? Just off the top of my head.
Can we not pretend that this is even remotely partisan ?
"Not to mention all the idiots who use words like boxen."
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Pics or it didn't happen.
"She used to send nudes to my friend all of the time"?
Looks like women trying to attract powerful men.
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You overlooked the key phrase. Most of the "liberal"/"progressive"/"whatever name they claimed this year" politicians find ways to weasel out of the allegations. Only the conservative ones are forced to actually address the event.
Or so it had been. "Alternate media" is drawing some attention to those who used to get away with drowning a "conquest" to avoid a drunk driving ticket.
we got 'tig ol bitties' on the front page of slashdot, natalie portman would be proud and naked and petrified...
In general people are not handling (post)modern society well at all. Their instincts, especially the sexual ones, are under very little self control and are manipulated by media quite easily.
Revenge porn is a critical antidote.
It forces everyone to account for reality. The women featured of course try to suppress the images and deny their promiscuity and the problems that go with it.
For the men who see these images it forces them to acknowledge the decreased value of promiscuous women: they have habits no one can live with and they have already burned through their potential.
If anyone disagrees they have significantly corrupted integrity and sense of personal responsibility. This is a simple issue. If you think revenge porn should be illegal you are not a sane person.
don't you think?
don't you think?
Well, given that the domain hosting it has a .SU TLD, other than some complicated blocking routine among a lot of ISPs, it would be difficult to stop it. I guess they could try, but, the more Gov'ts try to stomp on things like this, the more pervasive they become because it elevates the taboo level and thus makes it even more desirable so more people want it and thus it pops up in more and more and more places than it would if they'd just left it alone to fap in the corner.
Though for some odd reason, whenever some politician can't weasel out of some sleazy sex allegation and has to make some sort of public statement, begging for forgiveness, it's some conservative.
Granted, mostly because no liberal gives a fuck what their politicians do in the bed as long as they do their work...
I'm pretty Liberal, but what are you on? There have been plenty of asshat liberals who have done this.
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What a sick, depraved culture of entitlement Americans have. Gonna be a rough century for you guys..
Kennedy and Clinton prett7y much weaselled their way out, although Clinton did get his tail feathers singed. Franken and Conyers, not so much. Things seem to be changing.
Any chance for the peepee-tape?
Oh boo-hoo, Trumpster.
Why is it you idiots never have a clue about the First Amendment? Hint: Twitter, as a private company that is NOT the government, has the right to kick you off their service for any reason they choose, including your racism and other asshole opinions.
And really? James O'Keefe, the noted fraudster who has already been caught deceptively editing videos and is considered just another rightwing fake news troll? THAT James O'Keefe???
Nope. We are not going to play that game.
Franken looks like a GOP hit job. Conservative talking head puts out social engineering oriented piece knowing it will draw camera seekers out of the wood work. The only really bad claims were all anonymous.
John Conyers Jr seems (just googled) to have grabbed a woman's leg while driving 20 years ago.
Clinton/Lewinski thing was over 20 years ago. (I still think Bill and Hilary are in an open relationship or are swingers but that is none of my business)
Ted freaking Kennedy? Wow. the time machine is still working great for you.
This compared to the GOP running child fucker Roy Moore most recently and there will be a new scandal coming up soon. Say, didn't they just run a guy who brags about sexual assault (pussy grabber) for POTUS?
So your GOP appeal to fairness, to force a false equivalency is SOP. It is also crazy dishonest.
So no, it is not remotely partisan. Using one side's outliers to validate the other side's core values is a Jedi mind trick that only works on the weak minded.
We go out of our way to invent the most powerful technologies and what happens in return? Some subhuman rejects abuse it in some of the worst ways. This is why humanity can't have nice things.
Anons need not reply. Questions end with a question mark.
We are talking about a body of people who feel they are exempt from the very laws they pass. They commit insider trading and yet the SEC never prosecutes them. They pass a healthcare plan that is touted to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, yet exempted themselves from that too. Sexual harassment training is required of all government employees and military, and yet we recently learned that the house and senate did NOT have any such programs in place. Its as if they think their Congressional Immunity extends beyond the narrow definition of Legislative Acts as defined by the Supreme Court.
don't forget Anthony Weiner and Elliot Spitzer
seriously... with the names like Spitzer and Weiner, its like they were doomed to fail
You should be glad senators are seeking information about the practice. Most of the time senators have no clue what the bill is saying.
do you think there's no pedophilia going on? Think again... imagine how many forced suicides there would be when all that mess unravels.
If you're surprised you're fucking stupid. We can hope that Kim Jong really does take out Washington first.
For a crackdown on misuse of the Internet using government computers? Yes, I think it is excellent justification.
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Misery likes company, I guess.
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For conservatives, it was not the sex that damaged them, but the hypocrisy. They put themselves out there as "family values" champions, yet were chasing nookie on the sly.
The same thing happened to Al Franken. All of his accusers said they came forward because of his posturing and preaching about Roy Moore and others, while he had engaged in groping and other bad behavior himself.
Simple heuristic: Practice what you preach.
It's a well-known quote from a Conan film.
Aww, look at the little pissboys crying over their tweets, that's clearly much more important than Trump uploading revenge porn and women being blatantly objectified in DC.
You know what? Even if all your crying over "muh twitter is being unfair waaaaaah" had any merit to it (and it doesn't), I don't even fucking care anymore, every last one of you trumpkins is a piece of shit as far as I'm concerned and you deserve everything you get.
You really believe that, or is this just trolling?
It's kind of sad to see people getting a pass for having no standards at all, though.
It's kind of sad to see people getting a pass for having no standards at all, though.
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were both given a pass because they were well known philanderers before they were elected. It is silly to elect them and then complain that they are what they appeared to be.
Funny, though, how libs will bend over backward to defend their rapist even attacking his victims.
Only the conservative ones are forced to actually address the event.
I can think of a certain POTUS that stands as a counterexample.
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.
O'Keefe is more credible than Trump. I wouldn't put that scammer's integrity any where near a trusted news organization like CNN though. That's a complete joke.
Funny, though, how libs will bend over backward to defend their rapist even attacking his victims.
Yeah ... the conservatives would never do that ...
The same thing happened to Al Franken. All of his accusers said they came forward because of his posturing and preaching about Roy Moore and others, while he had engaged in groping and other bad behavior himself.
So, if Al Franken had defended Roy Moore, he would still be a senator? I'm pretty sure that's not the message the #metoo movement is trying to send. :)
I still don't know about Franken. I wanted to see an investigation, but most of the Democratic Senators wanted him to resign.
"When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes
Or the message that, if you want to keep a political career, apologize for nothing, deny everything, and smear your accusers.
"When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes
"Using one side's outliers to validate the other side's core values is a Jedi mind trick that only works on the weak minded."
Which is why I'm ignoring your argument completely. Now stop waving your hand.
Wrong again. Even with a short memory, you should remember that Al Frankin got drummed out.
Only the conservative ones are forced to actually address the event.
I can think of a certain POTUS that stands as a counterexample.
And who has now been immortalized for geologic eons:
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So, if Al Franken had defended Roy Moore, he would still be a senator?
He should not have defended him, but he shouldn't have been so vocal in attacking him either.
The problem with Franken is that, like many offenders, he could recognize bad behavior in others, but honestly didn't see it in himself.
I still don't know about Franken. I wanted to see an investigation
What is there to "investigate"?
He was accused of "forced kissing" and crude sexist gestures, with photographic evidence for the later. Franken said it wasn't as bad as it appeared, but apologized. Then more accusations of groping were made by several women who didn't know each other and had no apparent political motive. Then Franken resigned.
That's it. What could an "investigation" possibly add? In politics, calling for an investigation is just a way to delay, obfusticate, and change the subject.
For curiosities sake, anyone know how he got the IP Addresses?
*begins investigating*
*looks at photo of Franken grabbing a sleeping woman's tits*
*investigation over *
Wasn't that fucking difficult, dipshit.
At first, I though maybe you meant Bill Clinton, since some far-left nuts have occasionally and ludicrously stated that he acted like a Republican...
but then I realized you probably meant to imply Trump... but that couldn't be it either, because a decade ago when he is alleged to have done this stuff he was a Democrat.
I guess I'm stumped by your statement. I'm old enough to remember when Democrats said Reagan was too liberal to be elected because he'd divorced his first wife.
NOBODY working for government should be getting subsidized when average Americans are not. The answer to that dilemma also cannot be to subsidized everybody; that's an econimic absurdity. We cannot be a society where everybody is getting a subsidy because the money must come from somewhere.
I am currently self-employed and, due to an admittedly odd set of circumstances, I get NO subsidy and must may the full price of my individual market Obamacare policy which is far more expensive than before Obama crapped on me. My policy has vastly higher deductibles which grow worse every damned year than I had before the scumbag Obama lied to everybody. My "wonderful" Obamacare policy provides access to far fewer doctors than before Obama trashed healthcare and the costs rise by more than 10% every year. I have had to change docs 4 times in the past two years alone thanks to Obamacare whose creator, Obama, boldly repeatedly lied "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor".
Why does one of my employees in the government who helped foist this polished turd of Obamacare onto me get ANY subsidy for his or her policy while I get none?
Leftists drive me nuts with their lies about "universal" and "we'll all be treated equally" etc. It NEVER happens. There is no example in history, anywhere on the planet, of a socialist system that actually treats the elites and political leaders the same as the little people. The soviet leaders were not treated the same as soviet workers. The fatso Kim family in NorK is carpulent while the peolpe there starve. The people of the UK get their supposedly equal national healthcare, but their rich and famous and political leaders get private care and even fly to other countries to escape it. As anybody in Cuba if they get the same care as Fidel got. Ask the people of Venezuela if the average citizen in that socialist utopia gets the same healthcare as the elites there.
It's not just on healthcare either. Leftists like poor immigrants, but not in the rich neigborhoods where their leaders live. Leftists love gun control, but not for themselves of their security guards. Leftists like controls on sugary drinks, but not the drinks they prefer. They like bad government schools, but like to send their kids to private schools, like Sidwell Friends. They like busses and bicycles, but fly on private jets. They like high taxes "to level the playing field and help the less fortunate" but shelter their money in off-shore accounts.
NO leftist-run "everybody treated equally" system EVER treats everybody equally.
I believe in science, and I demand scientific evidence of an example that proves me wrong.
It's groping not a criminal act in that jurisdiction?
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SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
If you were accused of assassination of the President with the only witness having to be immunized twice for lying on sworn deposition, changing the MONTH AND YEAR of the claimed event, declaring injuries observed by no one...you'd walk away a free man
And that's what happened with Broaddrick.
Now you know why repiglicant's didn't use her during impeachment.
Fear of exposure for the frauds they are
It's groping not a criminal act in that jurisdiction?
The alleged events occurred over a decade ago. The statute of limitations expired long ago.
Thanks, that answers my question. Many places don't have such a limitation, e.g. in the UK there are now investigations into abuse that happened decades ago.
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SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
Either you are misinterpreting the photo, or you're looking at an altered version. In the photo I saw, it's clear on close examination that there was no physical contact.
"When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes
Yeah, people like you who have sexual intercourse with non-mammals should be banned, assuming that accused == guilty.
There was a photograph of Franken making a crude sexual gesture, yes. It was clearly a setup shot, with no actual contact. Franken was trying for edgy humor at that time, and when you do that you'll go over the line into bad taste (which this was) now and then. There were accusations. I don't trust "no apparent political motive" when we're dealing with a prominent Senator, and the idea of accusations would be pretty clear if some woman wanted to smear Franken for some reason.
So, the idea of investigating would be to find out which accusations were true, and how bad the conduct was. One of the women involved accepted Franken's apology and said that she was satisfied. The opposite idea is the lynch mob.
The #metoo movement has done some very good things. It is currently allowing people to be essentially convicted without evidence.
"When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes