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debm55

(39,351 posts) Sun Aug 4, 2024, 05:42 PM Aug 2024

There is a post in the Lounge from mvd. I know posters have tried to help him with it getting no where. However, a "new" [View all]

poster has gone to one of his GoFundMe accounts and got his private information.---last name, location of home, Dad's obituary, names of relatives, Said poster posted she/he has done this. Is this permitted or a privacy issue? The issue is taking his mom to the ER for her wrist. New poster has 105 posts. I would hate for anyone to go through anyone's background here on DU.

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There is a post in the Lounge from mvd. I know posters have tried to help him with it getting no where. However, a "new" [View all] debm55 Aug 2024 OP

I would suggest that you alert on that poster. This does seem out of bounds. nt CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2024 #1

I did and it is still there. debm55 Aug 2024 #3

I don't believe there is a DU rule about that. Mosby Aug 2024 #2

Personal information.? Would any DUer want a newbie looking into their postings and looking for your real name, address debm55 Aug 2024 #4

All that info is not on DU. Mosby Aug 2024 #7

But what do you honestly do if a new poster gets information and gloats about said information on DU? New poster seems debm55 Aug 2024 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Aug 2024 #12

This is a logical and natural consequence AkFemDem Aug 2024 #5

The Last name is given on GoFundMe. New poster got the last name and then did a search on facts that are not found on debm55 Aug 2024 #6

DU rules prohibit posting that information here. sl8 Aug 2024 #11

There was another new poster on here the other day talking about one of Bev54 Aug 2024 #9

I think I know who this poster is. They now too much about mvd to be "new" If you go to that post she gave me a long debm55 Aug 2024 #10