friendfromlowry;1741673 wrote:It seems like something Anonymous would do.
Eh, this doesn't seem like their particular brand of target. Those they usually target have either power or influence.
While I think there should be a certain expectation of privacy when as much is stated in a company's privacy policy, you have to know that there will be people looking to exploit people's assumption of privacy.
It's like locking your car doors. You expect that the locking mechanism does its job, but that doesn't necessarily stop someone from smashing the car's window or jimmying the lock open, and there is only so much fault you can put on the auto manufacturer for it.
From the sound of it, it's more than just the names of the users that may come out. I had gathered that it was going to be their entire profile, which would include things such as likes, dislikes, fantasies, fetishes, etc. Pretty personal stuff.
I do think it will be a good thing for people to find out if they have cheating spouses, though I'm not sure this way is a particularly good way (hearing it in a conversation straight from their partner would probably be more productive). However, what I might see as a major concern will be others in people's lives. These people's coworkers, family, neighbors, etc. will all be able to see things about them. More than anyone would probably want known about themselves when it comes to acquaintances.
AM had to see this coming, though. At some point, their existence was going to piss off the wrong person.
