Someone Stole My Identity

by outtheresister | December 10, 2007 at 12:58 pm
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I just recently came across this website after looking up my nickname handle [outtheresister] on the web.  To my amazement I find part of myspace profile here on www.nowpublic.com?

I contacted the website owner just 15 minutes ago and asked my profile be removed... and then half way through writing a complaint I thought " I am just going to hack into that website and get the password myself." So I did. And here I am. If I have to hack in order to protect my own identity I damn will....

Whoever  posted articles in my name will no longer post being that I am in the process of erasing everything written here. I am appalled by what I have read...OMG! Who in their right mind fails to give credit to where credit is due? I would never do that! More then half of these articles I did not write and some that I have, have been reworded. Piss me off!


So people do not take into account this crap until I correct it.


Thank you


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thenhbushman

if someone gets your username and pw, there isn't much you can do about it.  exactly what kind of identity theft protection should nowpublic be using?

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outtheresister

Interesting you ask this being that my job is finding solutions to problems. I write policy.

I have plans to force website owners to protect profile users from identity theft, and if they don't, they can be held accountable in a court of law.

Once the policy is enacted, you will know.






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Rimshot

I agree with outtheresister, web sites who claim to have a privacey policy should protect it's legal member users. I sometimes do wonder why the 100 questions, I want to join your site therefore all that is necessary is a user name, password and perhaps a valid e mail address and nothing else, yet on some sites you are asked for mothers maiden name, your real name etc etc. When I joined this site just this morning all I was asked for were basic details and that is how it should be with all web sites. Good luck to your future plans Outtheresister.

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Emilio Lizardo

Please teach

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