Ashley Madison disclosure shows paper-thin privacy<article>
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Registering for Ashley Madison and Established Men, sites that market themselves, respectively, as for married cheaters and sugar daddies, may not indicate a breach of trust between the person setting up an account and anyone else in his or her life, marketing hype aside.</p><p>
In America and many countries, relationships—married and otherwise—aren’t subject to government oversight anymore, and social opprobrium becomes difficult in an age of seeming total transparency, in which people become increasingly aware of the glass house in which they live from which they are throwing stones.</p><p>
Where the breach in trust absolutely, provably occurred is where the company operating these sites failed to engage in proper security to ensure the privacy and integrity of its members. Further, while Ashley Madison promised permanent deletion of user data for $19, it appears clear that they did not—the contention of whomever extracted the data a month ago and has now released it.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2973533/privacy/ashley-madison-disclosure-shows-paper-thin-privacy.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Ashley Madison disclosure shows paper-thin privacy
