Monday, May 11, 2009

Facebook Fakery

And I quote, "A disturbing account by impersonation-victim Matthew Herper of Forbes.com."

The original article.

F--- Facebook and the identity thieves who impersonate others on it.

UPDATE: Look, the first natural reaction reasonable people have to facebook identity theft is to laugh. Ha. Ha. And then to write it off as no big deal. But it is a big deal. As Brother Mouzone explains to DeAngelo Barksdale in Season 3 - and I am paraphrasing - money will not settle the debt - what is at stake is your word and your reputation. What a fake facebook profile attacks is an individuals word and reputation...the most important and underlying element of the self. And these digital tools that make such a thing possible are dangerous and unsettling.

UPDATE 2: Some humor to relieve my anger.

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