Is identity theft considered harmful under libertarian values?
Discussion
It's harmful period. Are you trying to ask if fraud is protected speech?
Just realized this is a minutes old account that is committing identity theft.
It isn't theft when it's your identity.
To be clear, this account is using my photo.
I saw you change your photo from a few seconds ago... this photo isn't the one you originally signed up with
No, that's my current photo. What, you can't see the difference with my hair color change?
She stole my old LinkedIn photo for her fake account.
I would say to make an appeal to the Nostr body public, and we shall ban whoever we deem to be guilty. Mob rule!
If the real Angel Dawson is here, she can post her npub on LinkedIn. Otherwise, they can both be considered fake.
Damn, I was hoping for a tribunal or a cage match to the death! But your way seems fair
If the real Angel doesn't post npub, then let the mob rule! 🤙🏼
Let’s be clear here, this is my photo but there is no “Angela Dawson.”
The imposter is doing this for harassment.
They’re muted now.
It's Angel you twit. And over 500 professional connections on LinkedIn says differently.
You've been using my face for 5 months running a con.
Then why switch it?
So she knows I know. I doubt she knows me, just stole a photo to make a fake account.
Because it’s nostr:npub1g3827ewz6d23rlgdhkaslc78gyule52ymcqdyt2hsxdwtlw8dt5q7dfpvg‘s ALT account dumping for the e-thots
Considering my photo is obviously much more attractive and we’re not sure who that fatty in the photo you posted we can tell your committing identity theft.
BTW, the Angela Dawson account is likely nostr:npub1g3827ewz6d23rlgdhkaslc78gyule52ymcqdyt2hsxdwtlw8dt5q7dfpvg trolling me.
Nice one.
They're both my photo, you troll. Do you people even try?
Lol.
5mo old account vs one that’s been here for seconds.
You’ll disappear into the ether like all the other trolls.
Wait, so which are you?
Talent scout in NYC or In India?
Stop trolling me. 
You'd know if you were me, wouldn't you?
It's pretty clear the one with my current photo is my more recent profile after a change in companies. But my work history is obvious. What is also obvious is that you stole a LinkedIn in photo 5 months ago to pretend to be someone else, and never figured anyone would find out.
Considering I’m not indian, would never work in India, we know that you’re trolling.
Pretty annoying.
You do you though.
Nor am I, I moved for work. Are people here actually this gullible?
Zero chance a white girl (me) moves from NYC (also a fake LinkedIn account) to India.
Again, nice try.
Oh, so not only are you racist and exist, you're going to claim that the years old LinkedIn account filled with my professional contacts is fake while your nostr account that is 5 months old is authentic.
Nice try troll.
Sexist, there's no edit in this app
Look at the connections there, they’re fake.
Great way to collect info on people that click on that LI link though!
You now have the real identity of anyone that is foolish enough to click through without having identity protection on.
Psychological manipulation to attempt to scare people away from doing their own research, you must work for the government.
Anyone with a brain can checkout a LinkedIn in profile without giving their identity. And can verify if my connections are fake.
This isn't passing the sniff test.
The old photo has a different eye color and teeth than the new.
Also, the old Angel spoke English, while the new speaks three native languages from India.
Eye color is affected by lighting, teeth whitening is a thing, and languages can be learned.
Anyone with eyes can see by facial features I'm the same person. How many fake accounts do you have to defend your con?
“Languages can be learned instantly!”
Lol.
Try again troll.
Instantly? Don't put words in my mouth.
I don't need to put everything on my accounts. You don't know me or my background. All you knew was right-click save.
I found an Angel Dawson profile with the lower right picture, but one hour earlier that picture was exactly as yours. I think it has been changed since then
There are 2, she's using my old profile's photo.
And I changed my photo here several times to get her attention that I know what she's up to.
Very nice try, but your story just doesn’t work.
Thanks for playing.
What verification do you have that you are who you claim?
I've given mine. Give us yours.
You’re verification is extremely fake.
NYC or India? Which is it?
It’s also a great way to phish for identities through LinkedIn.
Nice try though, best of luck.
I've already stated where I stand, and spoken enough on my background. LinkedIn is not for phishing, it's for professional connections. Paranoia is a sign of mental health struggles, do you know that? You've brought nothing to the table but gaslighting. We're waiting.
I don't know anything about libertarian values, but identity can be viewed in many ways - this is literally what the whole field of philosophy seeks to explore (one might argue more so ontology).
I think were it would apply here in the decentralized new frontiers of Nostr is an issue of incentive. Is there an incentive to steal an identity? I would say at this point, there is a far greater incentive toward authenticity. This is why I believe the troll population has not been an issue here, and from decades of dealing with message boards, that has been a nice feature.
npub1zky8clx3jrvkl4apjgpe0xafeplqz2h5dje5qx06v44h3eazl24snrfj2s, the only thing I thought when seeing an identical profile pic to npub1m8d6pcrjhke48hasqgx7zkgjdt68u60px04frw753697mcmnyr3q365d6q, and a similar play on a NIP05 handle was, here we go, now we're going to have trolls talking to themselves. I saw this in my follow notifications in Primal, before I saw this note. But here we are! Initially the pfps were the same, now I'm seeing a different pfp for npub1zky8clx3jrvkl4apjgpe0xafeplqz2h5dje5qx06v44h3eazl24snrfj2s.
The truth is, we're all anons here to some extent. any identity is only what you make it, and only the gullible novice will assume it is anything more. Many have already had fun making multiple accounts, and why not? Perhaps the identity you choose to experience with one group is different than the identity you choose to experience with another. Is one more authentic than another? I think Jung may have something to say about that!
If you see the bare npubs above, that was intentional. Some clients may render these as something else. We have a concept of a verified handle, and also a nickname or username. Handles are (based on my understanding of NIP05) unique, at least to a point in time. nicknames definitely are not. I could change my nickname to Angel Dawson, or My Only Friend, just as easily as changing my profile pic.
But I have no incentive to do so. Whatever you (or you two) are up to, I hope the reward matches the effort for you. For me, it may be a day's entertainment to see what you can stir up here.
The CEO of Nostr says... Happy #Zapathon day, and keep writing these notes!
That was a lot of babbling, I just came to deal with this when I was alerted that someone is trolling using my photo. I've never heard of this place, and it appears there is no recourse here.
So I'll continue to bring awareness that you've all been conned.
IMO it's harmful, but I didn't even say I was a libertarian.