12-13-2006, 01:37 PM
Thank you, Kevin T.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=254348
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Kevin T. Wrote:This little snippet relating to an aviation industry chat board and a prominent Australian businessman / aviation regulator turned up in a newsletter today:
Quote:Dick Smith has been the subject of talk at the Professional Pilots Rumour Network, www.pprune.org, usually in animated discussions concerning his theory on aviation matters and his aviation experiences. A recent development is here, where one poster on Pprune, who thought she was posting anonymously, was identified by Dick Smith and forced to make a public apology and probably a private settlement. It sheds new light on websites where participants assume that because they are anonymous, they feel they can post freely and without fear of their identity being discovered. This now does not seem to be the case, and sometimes slanderous comments can be used against them by tracking their IP addresses. This could have wider ramifications for internet users generally...
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=254348
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Edited to change the title.