It is a normal way of looking for the “big picture” (no pun intended), whether I’m looking for pictures, recipes or auto parts.
My computer, my cursor, my backspace key. They work the same on all websites.
Her security was non-existent. Not my fault my backspace worked as intended.
I don’t agree with your analogy - it makes it sound like putting x-rated pictures of yourself on the internet is something everyone has to do, sooner or later. Most people can live their entire lives without putting x-rated pictures of themselves on the internet.
Except this is more like you left your bucket of chicken wings on the community picnic table. Maybe you didn’t mean to do that, and when you get back you’re pissed that people ate your wings, but the people who ate them can hardly be blamed because it sure looked like you left them there for people to eat.
Wasn’t this like a decade ago? Jesus Christ, I can hold a grudge like you wouldn’t believe but even I would be ashamed at holding on to such elderly internet dramas. And I don’t see how it’s analogous to having your private nudes posted and mocked.
I agree. Terrible security.
But I stand by my keys-in-an-unlocked-car analogy. Just because it’s easy to do something wrong doesn’t make it right.
Come back! Willie still loves you!
I can understand finding them out of curiosity.
But I cant imagine a scenario where Id be publicising them without intending to do something pretty hurtful to another person.
In my view the only reasonable action was to let the person know that they were more accessible than they probably intended.
Otara
Indeed.
Opal, people are assholes. You, on the other hand, are good people. Don’t let 'em get you down, they’re SO not worth it.
They are indexed via Google and Bing and Yahoo! and a whole host of other search engines. No one broke in. They were there, free and open, for the whole world to see, otherwise the search engines would not index them.
The search engines don’t go munging URLs to find hidden shit. They were there, plain, simple, open, free to access for anyone.
People need to get over the haxxored shit. They were not hacked. They were open. On the street. For anyone to see as they wandered past.
Like I said, I’d like to give her an opportunity to explain it herself.
Why is it only coming out now? Because I chose not to publicize it at the time, and now she’s proclaiming that she wants all the old-timers to know she’s changed. So let’s see how true that is.
I think I found it! –> :dubious:
LOL. Talk about a Drama Queen. There’s a difference between holding a grudge and having a working memory.
Back up early, back up often. These should have all resided both on the web and off-site. I sympathise with the owner who probably didn’t do that, but seriously who keep their site on the web and only on the web?
So, how many people are in OpalCat? One? More than one? Many? Tens? Hundreds? Could explain a lot.
Someone who at the time thought the point of uploading them on someone else’s server was not to have to store them on their own meager hard drive. Someone who didn’t expect to have their account hacked and destroyed. And obviously someone who wouldn’t make that same mistake again (there are also dozens more options available today).
Oops. sorry, Ed said this should be locked. So I will do so.