In article <9311110714.AA19967@ah.com> hughes@ah.com writes:
L. Detweiler's recent article on the RISKS of confusing an online identity with a potentially knowable physical one are quite interesting, if hypothetical.
I would be interested in hearing of situations where this practice has actually occurred. If any RISKS members know of any such incidents from first-hand experience, please share them with the readership.
I can tell a fascinating tale about spoofed identities that happened on a mailing list I was on a couple of years ago; but it's a *very* long story and I haven't the time. Maybe if I'm idle over the christmas holidays I'll pull up a log, sit down, and tell the story (if I'm bribed with enough drinks first :-) ) G (For anyone else here who's on that list, it's the story of Mahalingam et al...) PS Also I'm aware of quite a culture of 'she-males' in certain groups and IRC where men pose as women - usually lesbians - usually to get other real lesbians to confide in them (for the purposes of their own arousal...) -- Personal mail to gtoal@gtoal.com (I read it in the evenings) Business mail to gtoal@an-teallach.com (Be careful with the spelling!) Faxes to An Teallach Limited: +44 31 662 4678 Voice: +44 31 668 1550 x212