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This thread is different than others on GFY because GFY has asked me to Moderate this series of "STFU News" threads. The hope is that these threads will allow lurkers, frequent posters and some of the people who have been posting less to all engage in an intelligent discussion here on GFY about an interesting business relevant topic without being trolled. To accomplish that goal, GFY has asked me to be the moderator of STFU News threads, and that includes deleting or editing posts that are: off topic, trolling, or otherwise aimed at derailing the discussion. Please note, I will *only* be moderating the STFU News threads. I hope you will speak your mind in an intelligent, professional and constructive manner. If this proves to be a useful way of doing things, we will keep it going.
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The first topic is: The Recent Ashley Madison Data Dump
Does the release of the information affect your business?
Does it change how you plan to handle your own site data?
Do you see any business opportunities as a result of the dump?
Will it be good or bad for the industry overall?
Anything else you think is worth mentioning?
For anyone who is unaware of the backstory:
Ashley Madison had a massive amount of member data hacked by a third party who attempted to extort the site owners into taking the entire site offline. They threatened to make the stolen data (including as many as 30M email addresses, credit card numbers, names, addresses and all the rest) public and eventually followed through with that threat. Now a 9GB file is being circulated on torrents with that data available to virtually anyone. Sites are popping up, asking people to enter their email address to see if their information is in the dump files, and many people are dealing with the awkward situation of possibly having to explain why they had an account on a site designed to assist people seeking to have affairs (including Josh Duggar).
This thread is different than others on GFY because GFY has asked me to Moderate this series of "STFU News" threads. The hope is that these threads will allow lurkers, frequent posters and some of the people who have been posting less to all engage in an intelligent discussion here on GFY about an interesting business relevant topic without being trolled. To accomplish that goal, GFY has asked me to be the moderator of STFU News threads, and that includes deleting or editing posts that are: off topic, trolling, or otherwise aimed at derailing the discussion. Please note, I will *only* be moderating the STFU News threads. I hope you will speak your mind in an intelligent, professional and constructive manner. If this proves to be a useful way of doing things, we will keep it going.
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The first topic is: The Recent Ashley Madison Data Dump
Does the release of the information affect your business?
Does it change how you plan to handle your own site data?
Do you see any business opportunities as a result of the dump?
Will it be good or bad for the industry overall?
Anything else you think is worth mentioning?
For anyone who is unaware of the backstory:
Ashley Madison had a massive amount of member data hacked by a third party who attempted to extort the site owners into taking the entire site offline. They threatened to make the stolen data (including as many as 30M email addresses, credit card numbers, names, addresses and all the rest) public and eventually followed through with that threat. Now a 9GB file is being circulated on torrents with that data available to virtually anyone. Sites are popping up, asking people to enter their email address to see if their information is in the dump files, and many people are dealing with the awkward situation of possibly having to explain why they had an account on a site designed to assist people seeking to have affairs (including Josh Duggar).
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