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April 6th, 2008

Identity Hijacking for Humor - How Far Is Too Far?

Stealing someone’s identity to defraud someone is a serious criminal offence.
Borrowing someone’s identity to take the piss out of them, as the Brits would say, is a time-tested satirical technique.
The skewerer gets props for cleverness. But the one who is skewered often also gains visibility, possibly a wider audience, and kudos for having a sense […]

By Eric Eggertson -- 5 comments