US AIRWAYS X-RATED TWEETS

     I can't be the only one in America who finds this story absolutely hilarious. I can tell you right now that officials for U.S. Airways are not laughing as loud as I am here in my home office.

     So, it turns out; a shockingly (but funny) graphic tweet  by U.S. Airways featuring a woman and a toy airplane has led to an investigation and a red-faced apology by the airline. The photo was of a naked woman lying fully exposed on a bed with her legs spread up in the air and a toy plane jammed right between her legs. The photo, which i would have shared on here uncensored if I knew I wasn't going to have my blog taken down, was shared by the airline late Monday afternoon while responding to, yet another, disgruntled customer who was angry about a recent flight delay. I say "yet another" because U.S. Airways has been on the receiving end of many of my rants while traveling, leading me to believe that I am definitely not alone in this battle. 

     Anyway, the extremely inappropriate (but funny) image sent to one Twitter user came with the caption: "We welcome feedback, Elle. If your travel is complete, you can detail it here for review and follow-up." THAT...IS...HYSTERICAL! So, instead of a link matching that description, there was a link to the photo. This only tells me that whomever handles U.S. Airways Twitter page has photos like this saved on their computer and it was accidentally uploaded, which is an absolute nightmare for anyone who handles web content. This should be an example of keeping your work computer clean of anything pornographic, which reminds me; I have to clean my computer out when I get to work. 

     One of two Twitter users, who previously asked for "some free stuff" for her delay, responded to the direct tweet by saying, "@USAirways that was not inappropriate at all lol." Needless to say, the tweet was soon deleted on the airlines' Twitter feed and replaced with this apology: "We apologize for an inappropriate image recently shared as a link in one of our responses. We've removed the tweet and are investigating it." If you ask me it was a little too late. Take a look at some of the immediate responses U.S. Airways received on their Twitter:

X-RATED PICS UPLOADED WITHOUT CONSENT

The girl in the photo above, Marianna Taschinger was dating a guy who wanted naked photos of her. She'd only been dating him for a few months, so she didn't feel comfortable sending him nude pics of herself. After a few days of coaxing, she did what he asked begrudgingly. Several weeks later, Taschinger found out that those private pictures had been posted on a website called Texxxan.com, along with her first name, last initial, and details about where she lived. The online user, who Taschinger believes is her now ex-boyfriend, called her one his 'exploits'. What a scumbag! Oh, it gets better! Taschinger went on to say that her called her a slut and promised to post more of her if people 'liked' what he'd posted so far. Who does this to someone? Then again, who sends naked photos of themselves to someone they actually hardly know? 

Taschinger, believe it or not, is one of more than two dozen women, who plan on filing a class-action lawsuit against the Texxxan.com website, its host, GoDaddy.com, and individual users who post content to the site. The women allege that the site is 'significantly designed to cause severe embarrassment, humiliation, and emotional distress.' John Morgan, the lawyer involved with the case, said, "None of these women consented to having their photos used. This site has to be shut down." Wait a minute, though! The site shouldn't be responsible for these pics. The girls should be responsible because it they weren't such sluts, they would've have let these pictures leave their possession in the first place. Whatever happened to discretion? Let me get this straight; So, if I was to get mad at an ex and I posted some racy pictures of her on, say, Facebook to get back at her, Facebook should be getting sued or shut down? Of course, not! Facebook wouldn't have put those photos up, nor did they take the photos! All they would be doing is hosting the photos. It's really not the sites fault!

Texxxan.com is said to be just one of many 'revenge porn' sites, where jealous exes and computer hackers anonymously post and 'rate' pornographic images of women. The photos are usually posted without consent and included links to the victim's social media accounts, which actually makes the women extremely traceable. Okay, well, I don't agree with guys doing that. Before the lawsuit, anyone could rate and comment on Texxxan.com photos for free, but this past Friday, the site started restricting access to the public and only paid subscribers were able to enter. 

 32-year-old, Hollie Toups, a grad student from Nederland, Texas, found out that her private photos were appearing on Texxxan.com through a friend. She said that she shut everyone off from her life except for her mom. She also said that when people said hello to her in public, she wondered if it was because they were being polite or they've seen her boobs on the internet. Some women involved in the case have even lost their jobs after the pictures of them surfaced online. Morgan plans to seek compensation for the women and their losses. Don't get me wrong, I can see the wrong-doing in this. Men are scumbags, but you have to look at these women who would even allow these private photos of themselves leave their secret stash. I do believe that these guys are at fault, but these women aren't all as innocent as they are portraying to be. I still don't feel that the websites should be held responsible, but that's just me! 

PORN SITE DISRUPTED BY 'HACKTIVISTS'....UH-OH!

Anyone who has paid for porn on the popular porn site, Digital Playground, you might want to cancel your credit cards. It turns out; a hacker group called the Consortium has forced the site to time-out as they took the site hostage along with the names and personal information of 73,000 members.

That's not all! The group also snagged 40,000 credit card numbers and expiration dates, and they've also hacked the company's severs, which gave the marauders access to the firm's emails and files. The Consortium claimed Digital Playground as its first hack job, poking fun at the California-based company for its poor security. According to a message from The Consortium, the group did not set out to destroy the site, but they made it too enticing to resist. So, now their humble crew will leave "lulls and mayhem" in their path.

The Consortium also noted that Digital Playground had "no shortage of .mil and .gov emails on their user list." Now, that's hilarious! The group, which also seems to be associated with the notorious hacker group, Anonymous, released the names, but not the credit card numbers of the users, along with pornographic content on the site from its members and fan base. I guess using the word 'members' is a little odd in this particular blog. The group also issued personal information about some adult film stars.

The Consortium is punishing Digital Playground for 'allowing this to happen," but also said that the goal was not to punish people whose 'only crime was wanting some porn." Digital Playground stated that they had shut down on March 5 due to 'an alleged security breach" and are not taking in any new members while they upgrade their entire system in order to better safeguard their information.

Incidentally, this is the second time in a month that the porn world has been the victim of a hacker. Back in February, thousands of user emails and passwords were stolen from the adult site, YouPorn, who blamed a third-party chat service, which 'failed to take the appropriate precautions in securing its user data.' To be honest, it's not just porn sites that you need to worry about, though they seem to generate the most traffic. It's all websites with poor security! You should always be careful when you're placing your credit card number on the Internet. Stuff like that always scared the crap out of me because of Identity Theft being so high. So, be careful, people!