The most face-to-face Internet scandals of all time

The Web is the most effective way to spread information, but on the other hand, it is also a "message spread" weapon, giving people a view of their backs and opening up the fastest scandal.

An American Senator once said: The Internet is not a wastebasket, but a series of sewers connected to each other. The reputation of many people has been buried, trampled inside those hollow tubes, when the "bad reputation" spreads to a billion people in the blink of an eye, though sometimes it is just rumors, gossip tips, lies and disguise, the people "add salt miles".

The list of the seven biggest scandals in the Net world does not exclude anyone, from famous stars to politicians "screaming out". Some are victims of freedom of being violated, others are "sticky" because of hacker attacks. But in the vast majority of cases, the victims, either fired, or sued and the lightest, are "a tiger" for a lifetime. Vote by PC World magazine.

7. Don't ask, don't say - and especially don't tell AOL

Source: PC World Timothy R.McVeigh never thought that declaring sex status as "gay" on his personal profile at AOL led to such bad consequences. As a military officer, Timothy normally seemed very quiet. He did not even reveal his full name and many other identity information with AOL.

But Timothy's personal privacy, along with his 17-year career in the US Navy, dissipated into smoke when an AOL employee revealed his true identity to an investigator in the fall of 1997. At first, AOL insisted on denying it, but in the end, the company publicly apologized to Timothy for "selling out" him. Worse, AOL also blamed the US Navy for "seducing" and deceiving its employees when posing as a friend of Timothy to extract information.

The US Navy announced that Timothy had violated the Army's "Don't Ask, Don't Say" policy and tried to find a way to disband him. However, they were sued by Timothy. Result? The court stated that Timothy must be retired as a Colonel, a rank he should have been entitled to if there were no AOL sticking the wheel.

6. Devil's rootkit

Source: PC World Halloween 2005 is a nightmare for Sony BMG Music, literally. That day, Microsoft technology expert Mark Russinovich wrote a blog post, claiming he had found rootkits - a tool that hackers often use to disguise malware - inside their hard drive. Pursuing to the end, Mark fell back when he realized the "lair" of the rootkit was the Sony BMG music CD.

Scandal's incident immediately broke. Initially, Sony also denied that more than half a million user computers have turned into hacker toys "thanks to" its anti-piracy software. Then the company released a "patch" that didn't work. Finally, to the public's anger, Sony was forced to recall CDs with rootkits, exchanging clean discs for customers. Only, Sony's reputation has been devastated like a user's hard drive.

5. Sex videos spread

Source: PC World Unknown ever, Hollywood superstars have become the prey of sex videos. Simple, because people are always curious and eager to talk about "the room" of famous people.

One lesson Pamela and Tommy Lee, Paris and Rick, Colin Farrell and Nicole and many other stars are so passionate about is: When you see someone pointing the camera at you, but not filming, wear clothes on for fast. If not, you will become a reluctant sex movie actor.

Of course, except the case of Paris Hilton, because of her "scandal" in this sex video anyway, it is less good than her first movie "House of Wax", in which Hilton has only one. The thing is . shout out loud.

4. Going to sue the dead

Source: PC World Perhaps this scandal will never land. Beginning in September 2003, the Recording Association and the American Film Association officially adopted a new strategy to eliminate illegal music and movie downloads. They hire technology firms to disrupt P2P networks, block IP addresses and force ISPs to disclose their customers' identities (although many ISPs reject it bluntly).

A 12-year-old student, a deceased grandmother, many families do not have a computer are some of the 18,000 Americans that RIAA and MIAA have sued so far. But in return, what do they get? Sharing files is still popular, CD sales are sluggish and legitimate music download services like iTunes are sublimated.

3. "Splash story building"

In 1986, Paul "Freck" Morgan paralyzed his legs after a rowing accident. Suddenly, one morning in the summer of 2001, Morgan came up with a bright idea: Cut off his useless legs with a homemade cropping machine and broadcast the scene directly over the Internet. Everyone who wants to see this creepy movie on Webcam will have to spend $ 20 for Morgan.

At that time, the online community emerged a fierce debate around Morgan's case: Can a person have the right to cut off, execute his body only for money and fame? But when the "Cut-off" day was over, people saw Morgan's legs still touching. Perhaps this is just a breathtaking trick, just as OurFirstTime.com announced it would show the two girls "having sex" for the first time, while Manbeef.com said it would sell . people .

2. When flirting leaked

Source: PC World A "above-level friend" concern that US Congressman Mark Foley (Florida, USA) has for young colleagues does not make Washington interested, but with the Internet, and especially Brian Ross's correspondent. ABC News, this is a gift from the sky.

When ABC television published a text that recorded Foley's "provocative," "flirtatious," "scandalous" messages with a minor volunteer last September, immediately, The public has been boiled.

1. Monica Lewinsky

On January 17, 1998, Matt Drudge reporter made the whole world want to explode with the information of Monica Lewinsky, White House intern and Bill Clinton had private thoughts.

Just a few minutes after appearing on Drudge's blog, this story was as fast as a rocket going around the world, and became the biggest scandal of all time.

It was from this moment that the Internet became the most powerful and effective source of information.