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Former eBay security manager sentenced to eighteen months in prison for his role in cyber-stalking campaign against eBay critics

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    Deimos
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    This was a really interesting story that we've had a couple of topics about before. Ars Technica had a big writeup about the case last week as well: Lawsuit: eBay tried to “terrorize, stalk, and...

    This was a really interesting story that we've had a couple of topics about before. Ars Technica had a big writeup about the case last week as well: Lawsuit: eBay tried to “terrorize, stalk, and silence” couple that ran news site

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    1. joplin
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      This whole incident was so bizarre. It sound like the plot of a bad movie where you'd come out of it saying, "Why would the bad guys who run the global multi-billion-dollar corporation have even...

      This whole incident was so bizarre. It sound like the plot of a bad movie where you'd come out of it saying, "Why would the bad guys who run the global multi-billion-dollar corporation have even been motivated to do that to some small fry writing articles out of their house. It's laughable." Not to mention the other people who had to agree to go along with it all. Yet here we are.

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