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ashley madison.com<\/strong> is a website that helps\u00a0married people hook up<\/strong><\/em> (have a romantic encounter) with other married people, i.e. cheat<\/strong><\/em> (be unfaithful). \u00a0the slogan for the site is<\/p>\n

life is short, have an affair<\/em><\/h4>\n
\"ashley<\/a>
ashleymadison.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

affair<\/strong><\/em> has many applications, but on the ashley madison site, the idea is a\u00a0hook up by a married person outside of their marriage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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ashleymadison.com has been trending globally\u00a0this week. london24.com<\/strong> explained<\/p>\n

ashley madison, which touts<\/strong><\/em> itself as the \u201cworld\u2019s leading extra-marital dating site\u201d was hacked this week, and the personal details of 37 million users stolen.<\/h4>\n

tout<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means promote<\/em>. the headline of the article reads<\/p>\n

Ashley Madison security breach<\/em> exposes adulterers<\/em> to blackmail<\/em> risk<\/h2>\n

adultery<\/strong><\/em> is infidelity<\/em>. \u00a0it’s a little surprising to see it\u00a0used so widely in the reporting of this story. it sounds biblical. breach<\/strong><\/em> is a vulnerability<\/em> or a break<\/em>. \u00a0blackmail<\/strong><\/em> means extortion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"blackmail<\/a><\/h6>\n
a blackmail note from the famous series desperate housewives<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n

says\u00a0a previously unknown group of hackers, the impact team<\/strong>, is responsible and they are<\/p>\n

threatening<\/em> to publish user data unless the site shuts down<\/h4>\n

threaten<\/strong><\/em> means the impact team is trying to scare ashley madison and their users with the possiblity of exposing their membership on the site.<\/p>\n

\"avid
avid life media owns ashleymadison.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

the impact team\u00a0is\u00a0demanding that avid life media<\/strong>, the owner of ashleymadison.com, take the site down. their complaint<\/a> is that the site charges users $19 to fully delete an account, but does not actually remove all data.\u00a0user data may include\u00a0sexual fantasies, sexual chats and naked photos as well as\u00a0the user’s real name and address.<\/p>\n

avid life media has not taken down the site, but\u00a0<\/p>\n

ashley madison is allowing all members to fully delete their profiles without charge in the aftermath<\/em> of a serious data breach<\/em> that threatens<\/em> the site’s future.<\/h4>\n

aftermath<\/strong><\/em> is what is left after a disaster<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"start<\/a><\/h6>\n
startup<\/span> village, based in kochi, india, helps new tech businesses get started (ijtihadpost.wordpress.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/h6>\n

heather mallick<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0the toronto star observes<\/a><\/p>\n

isn\u2019t it odd<\/em> when a tech company\u2019s motherlode<\/em>, which is its database, becomes its greatest liability<\/a>. if only we didn\u2019t know so much about our customers, i have never heard a digital startup<\/em> say.<\/h4>\n

odd<\/strong><\/em> means strange, weird<\/em>. \u00a0motherlode<\/strong><\/em> refers to the most valuable asset<\/em>. startup<\/strong><\/em> is a new business<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Cheating<\/a><\/h6>\n
a visual of adultery\/cheating<\/em><\/h6>\n

mallick also questions\u00a0the decision making of ashley madison users<\/p>\n

i wonder about adultery<\/em>………why do people think they\u2019ll get away with<\/em> it? why lie? especially when it\u2019s all online.<\/h4>\n

37 million married people, most of them in north america, risked everything \u2014 a spouse<\/em>\u2019s love, the innocence of children, parental regard<\/em>, the house, the car, and possibly the career \u2014 to sign up<\/em> on ashleymadison.com, the uber-for-adulterers<\/em> website that sets up<\/em> secret affairs<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

get away with<\/strong><\/em> means not getting caught<\/em> or suffering no consequences<\/em>. spouse<\/strong> <\/em>is a gender neutral word for husband or wife<\/em>. regard<\/strong><\/em> means admiration<\/em> or respect<\/em>.\u00a0sign up<\/strong><\/em> means register<\/em> or create an account<\/em>. set up<\/strong><\/em> means arrange<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"how<\/a><\/h6>\n
the title of this popular series is another typical way to\u00a0use the phrasal verb get away with<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

and some of the ethical perspectives of the hack<\/p>\n

a company that makes its money from encouraging duplicity and betrayal<\/em> is somewhat likely to reflect these values in its operations. maybe users should have seen this coming<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

the duplicities of cheating partners might be reprehensible \u2013 but the complexities of human relations are such that no hacker or public audience has any right to stand in moral<\/em> judgement<\/h4>\n

betrayal<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means to be unfaithful, sell out<\/em> or deceive<\/em>. should have seen this coming<\/strong><\/em> is a good example of how to use should in the past (3rd conditional) and as frequently is the case, indicates an error.\u00a0moral<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means\u00a0virtuous<\/em> or correct<\/em> and is related to ethics.<\/p>\n

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\"judas<\/p>\n

judas iscariot betrayed<\/span> jesus christ with a kiss. it wasn’t adultery\u00a0though.<\/em><\/h6>\n

what do u think about the ashley madison hack? \u00a0is it ironic\u00a0justice? or do cheating spouses deserve<\/a> privacy too? share your feelings under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n