• Contend6248@feddit.deEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Or mess with yourself when a very wrong person buys it and they’ve your IP logged countless times. You might get away if you tell them that you were hacked, but there might be some trouble and a need for a new door.

  • DarkTides@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    Before you do that. Anyone ever done a GDPR request and seen what type of data is provided? Is it just comments and posts or some more extra user identifying details like ip addresses used and outbound clicks and so on?

    • FullTimeIdiot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      I’m in the process of doing that right now, it’s been a few days since I asked for the data request, they’re yet to get back to me.

      Edit: almost 2 weeks later and nothing! Edit numero dos: July 3rd, finally received my data.

      • Greatsage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        12·
        2 years ago

        I heard on discord that apparently reddit has like 1 guy handling all the GDPR requests and that they are swamped right now. If it’s true it might be a while. I also heard on r/privacy that reddit was putting old deleted posts back online, so deleting your account isn’t a very reliable option it seems.

        • Elw@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          9·
          2 years ago

          That seems like a massive GDPR violation of its true. I’m sure there are some class action lawyers out there who’s love to know if this is true…

    • snuff@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      7·
      2 years ago

      A lot of people have had complaints about never receiving payouts. I don’t think this is a good idea.

        • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgEnglish
          11·
          2 years ago

          That’s pretty interesting, but it doesn’t seem like enough money to be worth the shadiness of the whole thing.

          The buyer would probably be into some shady stuff and they will come looking for me. Haha I guess I’m just too paranoid.

          • yesTHEalex@lemm.eeEnglish
            3·
            2 years ago

            You can use services like Shredding to clear your account before the sale then it’s just an empty account but still has the age and karma

          • hannes3120@feddit.deEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            What’s the worst that can happen - you can always proof you sold it to law enforcement - the only thing you did is break reddits AGB so they can bam the account that’s not yours anymore

            • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgEnglish
              7·
              2 years ago

              Having to deal with law enforcement is not worth the $100.

              Like, they are going to charge you and you will have to prove it in court probably. Then they may try to claim that you had an existing relationship with the person you sold it to. Then have a jury trial and hope for the best.

              I mean that’s highly unlikely, but $100 is not worth that potential.

              • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
                2·
                2 years ago

                Being charged and having to show up in court seems like the smaller issues. Cops breaking down your door and seizing all electronic devices, giving them back god knows when and with god knows what data remaining, new stuff in there is far worse imo.

                • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgEnglish
                  2·
                  2 years ago

                  I don’t live in America, but use an American bank. I’d imagine that I’d have to fly back and forth all the time to deal with it. I didn’t even consider have my stuff seized.

            • Elw@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              1·
              2 years ago

              As an American that alone would land you in trouble for violating CFAA (computer fraud and abuse act). The IS govt. has charged people under the CFAA for much less.

  • sub_o@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    i’ve seen some on forums, just search for aged accounts for sale. But be careful, because those bots are usually bought by:

    • crypto scammers
    • election disinformation groups. and sold by some shady sellers residing in some sanctioned countries.

    Aged reddit accounts don’t worth much though, 2000 karma goes for like 20 bucks max, probably lot lower.

    So, is it worth selling it for 20 - 30 bucks that might come around to scam your parents, sway your election, or maybe even getting yourself on some watchlist.

    • SenorBolsa@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      11 years, a username with no numbers, and over 120k Karma is worth a lot more, but I’d rather keep that handle in tact rather than change it everywhere unless it was a truly stupid amount of money, like erase all my debts money. I have been offered (very low) 5 figures more than once. No way of knowing how serious those offers were though, could easily have been scams.

    • Rolivers@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I don’t have much moral quarrel with crypto scammers compared to election disinformation. They only affect people dumb enough to fall for it.

      Election disinformation potentially affects a whole country.

      EDIT: added compared to election disinformation.