Just wanted to post a link to an interesting blog that i spotted on google news earlier today.

http://asnowstormbyanyothername.blogspot.com/

What do you all feel about this BLOG?  Is it threatening to blizzard employees?  Bad karma coming back to bite blizzard employees in the bum?  Either way its interesting, if not more than a little creepy (and potentially frightening for what real-id has in store for WoW subscribers)

Justly deserved.

wow..  just  wow 

Wow yeah.  I bet those Blizzard employees feel...threatened and violated.  Probably how every single one of their consumers felt when they announced RealID.

nice, now instead of collecting the info themselves, people can go to this one post andn get it all in one consolidated place.

JINKIES!!

I'm looking forward to the reality show "When Wow-Nerds Become Wedding Crashers"

And this achieved what exactly?

Originally posted by Treekodar

And this achieved what exactly?

It points out how easy it is to find RL info.

If you disagree, be free to fill in your RL info here below:

name:

surname:

phone:

Street address:

significant other (if) :

What I find most disturbing about this is the listing under Micah Whipple.

Do you really think that the guy who gets angry enough to track someone down over a forum post is worried that he just killed the wrong guys dog?

Evan if you don't post in an Activision forum or own an Activision product the chances are that the is some moron out there with the same first and last name as you does.  The probability also exists that anyone who can get themselves worked up over a forum post enough to attempt to track the offending party down isn't exactly the most rational of thinkers and as such is less likely to get the right person.

When the inevitble happens can you imagine the sudden massive backlash againt the gaming industry in the popular media?  If you thought Jack was bad I hate to see the results of this.

Originally posted by bastionix

Originally posted by Treekodar

And this achieved what exactly?

It points out how easy it is to find RL info.

 

If you disagree, be free to fill in your RL info here below:

name:

surname:

phone:

Street address:

significant other (if) :

It's always been easy to get RL Info. If I really want to find you, I either try to befriend you or find a vulnerability on this site and then install a java drive-by. Not that I'm ever going to do it though, since it's both pointless and illegal.

Originally posted by risenbones

What I find most disturbing about this is the listing under Micah Whipple.

 

Do you really think that the guy who gets angry enough to track someone down over a forum post is worried that he just killed the wrong guys dog?

 

Evan if you don't post in an Activision forum or own an Activision product the chances are that the is some moron out there with the same first and last name as you does.  The probability also exists that anyone who can get themselves worked up over a forum post enough to attempt to track the offending party down isn't exactly the most rational of thinkers and as such is less likely to get the right person.

 

When the inevitble happens can you imagine the sudden massive backlash againt the gaming industry in the popular media?  If you thought Jack was bad I hate to see the results of this.

Yeah and once that happens the politicians start talking. Then once they get into it they will probably overreach like they do with everything else, talking about the social ills of online gaming, and how all online gaming is a threat to children, the industry needs more regulation, etc. Blizzard doesn't realize the bag of maggots they opened up with this one.

Originally posted by Treekodar

Originally posted by bastionix

Originally posted by Treekodar

And this achieved what exactly?

It points out how easy it is to find RL info.

 

If you disagree, be free to fill in your RL info here below:

name:

surname:

phone:

Street address:

significant other (if) :

It's always been easy to get RL Info. If I really want to find you, I either try to befriend you or find a vulnerability on this site and then install a java drive-by. Not that I'm ever going to do it though, since it's both pointless and illegal.

I believe, part of the point, is that one of the oft-repeated defenses is that you can't get useful info from just having a person's name. Not to say you specifically make this argument, but you don't have to look to far in any of the numerous threads to find that statement. This blog appears to dispel that notion by displaying what's been found just based on a name while, at least loosely, describing how the data was obtained. Now, the "usefulness" of the information is certainly relative to intent so that could be argued I suppose...

Nice touch. >:D

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Originally posted by Treekodar
And this achieved what exactly?

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Are you serious... And this achieved what exactly? You really have to ask this... There are so many forums, blogs, article and what have you about this change, showing/telling you how bad of an idea this change to the forums is..

I know you are a grown up and must learn from your own mistakes, well go ahead and put your first and last name up here on these Forums and we will show you exactly what all this has achieved by showing you how it feels to have your privacy violated.

I currently do not play WoW, but I did, on a pvp server so my example comes from this.
Someone who can't control their temper was just killed a few times trying to level or finish his very important quest for an item (doesn't mater what item just maters it means a lot to them), now he is a little steamed. You come along and kill him because you want/need the same item, but you don't just kill him once, he keeps coming back and trying to beat you with no prevail. Now this person who has a temper issue just elevated to a crazy issue... He wants you to pay, how will be left to the imagination..

Normally you wouldn't have to worry about something in real life happening, but now this crazy person just has to find out your name from WoW forums...

People who say this isn't a big deal please join the employees of Blizzard and put your First and Last names on this forum for us so we can prove our point to you as well.

Originally posted by mklinic

I believe, part of the point, is that one of the oft-repeated defenses is that you can't get useful info from just having a person's name. Not to say you specifically make this argument, but you don't have to look to far in any of the numerous threads to find that statement. This blog appears to dispel that notion by displaying what's been found just based on a name while, at least loosely, describing how the data was obtained. Now, the "usefulness" of the information is certainly relative to intent so that could be argued I suppose...

The thing is. If you have an insanely rare and unique name and the first hit is your Facebook, the usage from that is still limited. That's unless you have chosen to display where you live, how old you are etc etc.

Originally posted by Darksunrise

I know you are a grown up and must learn from your own mistakes, well go ahead and put your first and last name up here on these Forums and we will show you exactly what all this has achieved by showing you how it feels to have your privacy violated.

Since I'm forced to type in the quote it seems, I'm going to use red. I already have put up my first and last name as well as a thread on another forum in which you will see a picture of me and my full name. The thing is, I don't believe anything bad is going to happen to me.

Originally posted by Treekodar

The thing is. If you have an insanely rare and unique name and the first hit is your Facebook, the usage from that is still limited. That's unless you have chosen to display where you live, how old you are etc etc.

Funny how you you are trying to make a point that personal info isn't such a big deal but refuse to give us your personal info.... you think your point might not make much sense.

If you filled in your RL info, then made the claim that it doesn't hurt anyone, we could fact check it.

But you refuse to tell us your info....so....

Originally posted by Treekodar

Originally posted by mklinic

I believe, part of the point, is that one of the oft-repeated defenses is that you can't get useful info from just having a person's name. Not to say you specifically make this argument, but you don't have to look to far in any of the numerous threads to find that statement. This blog appears to dispel that notion by displaying what's been found just based on a name while, at least loosely, describing how the data was obtained. Now, the "usefulness" of the information is certainly relative to intent so that could be argued I suppose...

The thing is. If you have an insanely rare and unique name and the first hit is your Facebook, the usage from that is still limited. That's unless you have chosen to display where you live, how old you are etc etc.

You can put any disclaimer you want on it? "If" this or "if" that still equal too many "ifs". Ultimately, you asked a question ("And this achieved what exactly?") and I supplied an answer based on my interpretation. It's not up to me to make you like the answer, but there it is.

I really, really hope Blizzard rescinds this decision before someone ends up in the hospital (or worse) because a comment made on a forum was taken the wrong way by a mentally unstable individual.

I honestly don't understand how any lawyer who looked at this can possibly think that Blizzard can't/won't be held liable if someone (especially a minor) gets hurt or terrorized because of this. I don't give a fuck what they put in their EULA, the minute someone's physical or mental well-being is threatened, any competent lawyer will rip it to pieces. Plus, with AB being such a large, multi-billion dollar company, I can think of a few VERY high-profile attorneys who'd be willing to jump on the opportunity...

Originally posted by Logos1326

Originally posted by risenbones

What I find most disturbing about this is the listing under Micah Whipple.

 

Do you really think that the guy who gets angry enough to track someone down over a forum post is worried that he just killed the wrong guys dog?

 

Evan if you don't post in an Activision forum or own an Activision product the chances are that the is some moron out there with the same first and last name as you does.  The probability also exists that anyone who can get themselves worked up over a forum post enough to attempt to track the offending party down isn't exactly the most rational of thinkers and as such is less likely to get the right person.

 

When the inevitble happens can you imagine the sudden massive backlash againt the gaming industry in the popular media?  If you thought Jack was bad I hate to see the results of this.

Yeah and once that happens the politicians start talking. Then once they get into it they will probably overreach like they do with everything else, talking about the social ills of online gaming, and how all online gaming is a threat to children, the industry needs more regulation, etc. Blizzard doesn't realize the bag of maggots they opened up with this one.

This is exactly it. The same fringe groups that claim to be protecting internet freedom, are gonna be the cause for stricter regulations and controls on this wonderful tool.

Don't think it can happen? HAHA

Originally posted by Rednecksith

I really, really hope Blizzard rescinds this decision before someone ends up in the hospital (or worse) because a comment made on a forum was taken the wrong way by a mentally unstable individual.

It will happen if they do this, it's only a matter of time.

Article

"A man in France sought revenge against another player who killed his 'Counter-Strike' character - by stabbing him in the chest with a kitchen knife."

Originally posted by mklinic

You can put any disclaimer you want on it? "If" this or "if" that still equal too many "ifs". Ultimately, you asked a question ("And this achieved what exactly?") and I supplied an answer based on my interpretation. It's not up to me to make you like the answer, but there it is.

Hey, I'm just trying to inform people that they can still post on the forums if they're smart about it, instead of jumping on the bandwagon with blindfolds on.

Originally posted by bastionix

Funny how you you are trying to make a point that personal info isn't such a big deal but refuse to give us your personal info.... you think your point might not make much sense.

If you filled in your RL info, then made the claim that it doesn't hurt anyone, we could fact check it.

But you refuse to tell us your info....so....

So you're trying to make me give in by saying bawk bawk. That's really thoughtful of you.

Originally posted by Rednecksith

I really, really hope Blizzard rescinds this decision before someone ends up in the hospital (or worse) because a comment made on a forum was taken the wrong way by a mentally unstable individual.

I honestly don't understand how any lawyer who looked at this can possibly think that Blizzard can't/won't be held liable if someone (especially a minor) gets hurt or terrorized because of this. I don't give a fuck what they put in their EULA, the minute someone's physical or mental well-being is threatened, any competent lawyer will rip it to pieces. Plus, with AB being such a large, multi-billion dollar company, I can think of a few VERY high-profile attorneys who'd be willing to jump on the opportunity...

There are mentally unstable indivisuals everywhere. Just cause someone decided to shoot up a school, does that mean everyone should be home schooled?

Just cause terrorists attacked the Twin Towers, does that mean we should have stopped financial progress on the world market?

Sure, let the fear win. I am sure our country was founded by soilders that weighed the risks and decided fighting a war was too risky...

There's plenty of people who have had their personal info exposed because companies / schools did it.

They're not at fault, they're not stupid, they just happen  to be online. I found my niece her email because I lost it, by looking through google, all I had to do was type in her name and I found her.

Originally posted by Treekodar

So you're trying to make me give in by saying bawk bawk. That's really thoughtful of you.

Still waiting on your personal info..chicken..?

Every time you try to prove your point you fail more because you're the perfect example of someone claiming something but changing their mind when the ball strikes home.

Originally posted by Treekodar

It's always been easy to get RL Info. If I really want to find you, I either try to befriend you or find a vulnerability on this site and then install a java drive-by. Not that I'm ever going to do it though, since it's both pointless and illegal.

One of the points is that some of those top honchos were really quite tight with information about themselves. And one of the reasons you don't worry much about this, is that likely you're careful about what you leave out there.

Yet, they want to inspire people to freely give out information under their full name. They're asking people to not worry and just be sloppy. The sloppier people become in general, the more can be gleaned from their full name, as they start leaving small tidbits of revealing info here and there. How is this good?