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computer hacking/making fake accounts
I don't understand this stuff at all. But, my little brother is like doing all this weird coding stuff on the computer & I feel likes it a illegal, since some company supposedly just paid him 300 dollars to make fake accounts. He makes fake accounts & passwords for the website or something...?
Is this illegal? I don't get it. I feel like it is, but I don't understand it, & so he thinks its wrong my parents are punishing him for it..
I just don't understand why a company would pay someone to make fake accounts...
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First off, I want to point out that a bit of this appears as the typical sibling tension. If you're brother can make some money and he's not assaulting, raping or directly robbing someone. Leave him be. Heck, be nice and he might share some money with you! (sounds logical, but I don't know your relationship details)
With that said, I want to address some other details; Firstly, we live in a country where greed and deception has been accepted as OK, as long as you wear a suit, sit behind a big desk and "grease" the pockets of those who are there to tell you you're out of line. I say this because I can't imagine where he might have gotten his views askew. Not saying whatever he's doing is OK, I'm trying to paint a much larger picture.
SECOND- Some may argue with the point I'm about to make......but they're wrong :D;
-There is a enormous difference in ILLEGAL and WRONG. There are a LOT of things that are WRONG and yet not ILLEGAL. The reverse is also true, There are a GREAT many things that even though they are ILLEGAL....are not WRONG.
If your brother has found a way to make good money because he is smart with a computer, then that is by all technicality between HIM and the AUTHORITIES. Yes, I know that you and your parents want to keep him safe. You, however, I strongly question that this is more of an opportunity to roll your eyes and point your finger at your brother. Ya know, the whole "na na na na boo boo" attitude. No doubt that you love him, just typical sibling stuff. Listen, I don't want anything bad to happen to your brother either, I just know that there are so many REAL crimes being committed by "white collar", greedy psychopaths, (that will never be charged with any actual crimes) it's hard to find it too concerning at his level of things.
If you cant get your brother to stop what he's doing, at least urge him to protect his own identity to the best of his ability.
Since I don't know what he's doing exactly so I cannot say it's harmless. I would urge you to try and get the details (with the attitude of a caring and cool sister/brother who's not doing it to rat him out or get him in trouble in any way.) Just see what he's up to and if he IS doing so.... try and get him to use his brains to do something that doesn't involve causing harm to someone else....IN ANY WAY.
I am very firm in my belief that everyone should be free to do WHATEVER they wish provided it causes no harm to ANYONE else.
Some may disagree with that point of view....but they are just plain wrong :)
I do hope that my perspective here has been entertaining, helpful and heck....maybe even a tad enlightening :)
I wish you and your brother much happiness and peace.
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It's possible that the company wants to get information about people from their profiles and in order to see their information, they need to become "friends" on the website. Some people add mostly anybody that adds them and it's much more likely that someone will add someone that they believe is a person rather than a company. Another reason why the company would want fake accounts is so that the accounts can be set up to spam other users. For example, the may send messages to members of the website with links that will take them to advertisements, other websites that they want them to join, things that they want them to buy, stuff like that. I'm sure you've gotten a lot of spam messages. My guess is that this is what your brother is doing because it would involve some weird coding. I'm not sure if it's illegal, but the website below seems to think so. It looks legit and gives decent explanations for most of the questions you may have. Do not take this website as the complete truth because it may not be, but, like I said, it looks like it's the real deal.
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