Jessie
[Tech/USpol]
How 80TB of Parler Posts, Videos, and Other Data Was...
A lot of you have been plurking about loved ones talking about Parler before it was pulled offline. They might have been involved in an enormous data leak and should probably look into identity theft protection.
𝐭𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭
oh shit
Jessie
I'm still over here like "people were giving Parler their social security information?????????
Jessie
like unironically?? I thought Parler was like a sidestep away from 8chan
Jessie
it didn't actually delete things that were deleted -- inb4 that data gets subpoenaed as evidence for white collar crime
Jessie
you always think the villains are going to turn out to be masterminds and then nope it's shit like this
Jessie
lmao this reddit post
Jessie
"all of this information was thought to be secure and private by individuals who were making the posts. A significant number of those individuals went through the process of being a "Verified Citizen" on Parler. What does that mean?
Jessie
It means they uploaded a picture of the front and back of their REAL State Driver's License........ Let that sink in for a second.

I am positive the FBI has been actively soaking in this information along with the Internet Warriors, but this is how they are going to officially track down.
Jessie
And it's how the FBI, DHS, and FAA have been able to immediately and exhaustively create no-fly lists. Every verified attendee of the Capitol riot where they can find a real name has been placed on No-Fly Lists."
Jessie
"I signed up for Parler on Friday to just see it. It was a nuthouse. I sign up, and it suggests pages to follow. It’s all right wing media, stuff like the BabylonBee and I even saw something called The Legal Insurrection as a recommended page. I clicked a few, next page.
Jessie
It’s recommended people they suggest I follow. All Republican politicians or right wing media personalities like Sean Hannity. I get in, and it’s 90% conspiratorial and all of it based on the worst, most biased sources. I realized to post a picture, I had to become a “Real user,” and to do that I needed to scan my ID. I gave up and never returned."
Jessie
/JUST. SCREAMING.
Jessie
oh wait -- some of the "how this happened" details are inaccurate in the link I originally posted
Jessie
the 2FA thing seems secondary. People were able to just slide past the login screen because it was just plain coded poorly
Jessie
it was like scraping+
Jessie
but also oh my god https://imgs.plurk.com/QzH/kOS/0g2aAfs8WyaOUDgYQ7ikeD2iIdn_lg.jpg
Jessie
you gave them your photo IDs
𝐭𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭
oh my GOD
Jessie
but yeah This is the accurate synopsis of what happened for those who're interested in that sort of thing
Jessie
passwords might be safe, ironically enough
space witch
t b h they can live with the consequences
Jessie
I mean yeah but I feel bad for the boomers who don't understand how computers work
space witch
my parents lol
space witch
they didn't sign up for it afaik
space witch
and everyone I know who did is my age and a dumbass
Jessie
oh good
Jessie
no sympathy for people our age who should fucking know better (LOL)
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