Timeline for How can I contact a long-lost friend I tracked down on the internet without being creepy?
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| Sep 7, 2020 at 5:42 | answer | added | Alex Cannon | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 at 9:56 | history | protected | Ael | ||
| Aug 27, 2020 at 22:19 | comment | added | Robbie Goodwin | Why would it be a problem to say anything like "Hi! Remember me?" | |
| Aug 27, 2020 at 21:57 | comment | added | user30288 | To be clear I didn't hack anything and the all the information was public, just not necessarily readily available, easily accessible, or put there intentionally. | |
| Aug 27, 2020 at 14:59 | answer | added | Randolph Howell | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 21:31 | answer | added | Celius Stingher | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 14:34 | comment | added | bob | What does "I was only able to find her because I have practice with finding security vulnerabilities." mean? | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 12:39 | comment | added | Ael | Hello network visitors! Please note that IPS is fairly strict about using comments as intended. Comments are only for clarifying and improving the question. Partial answers or general thoughts about the situation may be deleted without notice. If you'd like to write an answer, make sure to check out our posts on How do I write a good answer? and citation expectations first. Thanks! | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 8:12 | comment | added | gerrit | @user30288 Thank you for the clarification! | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 7:42 | comment | added | user30288 | @gerrit Sorry if the wording is confusing. I'm using "real life" here to refer to her Facebook profile, since (while being online) it is a more direct representation of her real self than a mostly anonymous forum that's not connected to any pictures, relatives, etc. The purpose of my statement was that the forum profile didn't directly share identifying information the way that a Facebook profile does, indicating the possibility that she intentionally did not want them to be linked in any way, and thus that me finding her could be considered "without consent". | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 7:06 | comment | added | gerrit | You write that her online persona and real life were pretty well separated, but you only knew her online and have found her again online, so how does this separation come into the question? | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 2:37 | answer | added | Artelius | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 16:48 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Aug 25, 2020 at 13:22 | answer | added | Tinkeringbell♦ | timeline score: 76 | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 11:51 | vote | accept | user30288 | ||
| Aug 25, 2020 at 11:08 | comment | added | user30288 | @AsheraH No, unfortunately there are no email alerts or anything that would let the person know they have a message. That was a thought I had as well. | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 11:05 | comment | added | AsheraH | Is the forum still active and does it have a way of alerting users to a new message? Even if she hasn’t been active, if the system sends an email to a user when they have a new message or they’re tagged in a conversation, that might be a first route that would be less creepy. | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 11:01 | answer | added | Diane M | timeline score: 60 | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 10:52 | history | edited | Tinkeringbell♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Edited the information from the edits into the main post. Summarized some bits to keep important information, gave it some formatting. Well done!
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| Aug 25, 2020 at 10:24 | history | edited | user30288 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 25, 2020 at 10:04 | history | edited | user30288 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 25, 2020 at 9:58 | history | edited | user30288 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 25, 2020 at 8:46 | history | edited | Ael | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Changed question to make it on topic and not a "what should I do"
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| Aug 25, 2020 at 8:45 | history | asked | user30288 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |