• Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Heard about this just a few hours ago, and have been laughing ever since. This is going to be brutal, there are people who registered with .gov e-mail addresses. As the use of 4chan has been cited to me as potentially disqualifying people seeking security clearance for government, police, or military careers, this hack single-handedly has the potential to torpedo thousands of edgy bois in one fell swoop.

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      6 months ago

      Keep dreaming. 4chan only has registration for staff. All you have to do to post on 4chan is a captcha. Did you even read the article? It addresses the .edu and .gov rumor as false.

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        I’ve been told that for clearance above reliability that social media use becomes an issue. 4chan was specifically cited to me by the person with whom I spoke. I’d assume that this means any/all alphabet government agencies, but Army was all that I heard about specifically.

        “Do you browse or use 4chan?”

        “No.”

        “OK, good, because you weren’t advancing beyond this stage if you said yes.”

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            6 months ago

            Sure, but lying during a process involving security clearance would essentially hang over their head the entire time that they used the credential as a means to get work. It’s not like lying about whether or not you like the food that someone served at a dinner, it sticks.

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      6 months ago

      Hilarious how you try to make fun of “edgy bois” while being one yourself and simultaneously being wrong.

      If I ever seen a self burn.