Winning Slowly

Ashley Madison got hacked and blackmailed by people who hate Ashley Madison’s adultery-as-a-business-model, erm, business model. We also hate adultery, but we’re not so sure that hacking and blackmail is the right solution to this particular problem. Links Ashley Madison hacked The DMCA Lives being ruined: “Married Man Whose Name Was Leaked In Ashley Madison Hack By The Impact Team Speaks: 20-Year Marriage, $19 Paid Delete” Very human reactions: “Ashley Madison hack: ‘Out of all the data breaches, this is probably the funniest’—It’s hard not to feel sorry for the site’s adulterous users, but when I think of how betrayed they must feel…” Doxxing Rule of law Just one example of another contentious issue: “Undercover video shows Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal organs used for research” Previously on the show: 2.10: So You’ve Been Hacked 1.06: Rebuke Me