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An internet cafe caught red-handed for selling idol stars’ personal info

4:34 am - 07/23/2012


A cafe within an internet portal site has come under fire for buying and selling the cell phone numbers, social security numbers, and Kakao Talk IDs of idols such as TVXQ, JYJ, and SHINee. In addition, buyers were even able to attain the phone numbers of the artists’ managers or close acquaintances through the website.


Exact prices were not specified, but it is said that the price of each piece of information differed greatly depending on the idol group.


As controversy over the site began to grow, access to the cafe was finally blocked.


Netizens who came across the shocking news stated, “It’s a pity their personal information is leaked just because they are celebrities. Although they are public figures, I think we should protect their privacy”, “Buying another copy of their album would be much more helpful to the artist than buying their social security number”, and “That’s crossing the line of fandom and approaching criminal offense. I hope they realize that sometimes less is more and that their actions can actually be a disservice to the idols they admire”.

Source : allkpop via KBS News

are there no laws to stop this ? :/

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yalingster 23rd-Jul-2012 04:58 am (UTC)
freaking gross that's what this is.

these people have no shame at all.
muramatsu_aoi 23rd-Jul-2012 05:03 am (UTC)
glad there is some sort of crackdown on sasaeng activity..
shintotchi 23rd-Jul-2012 12:33 pm (UTC)
I wouldn't even call this a crackdown. More like a flashlight was turned on and the roaches scattered. No one got arrested, and since it was the internet, the information is definitely still out there. They'll form up again somewhere else. :/
hisjulliet 23rd-Jul-2012 05:09 am (UTC)
scum bags
punkylana 23rd-Jul-2012 05:14 am (UTC)
ugh
a_perfect_shade 23rd-Jul-2012 05:18 am (UTC)
does this shit happen as frequently in other countries? i'm talking about the extent of the sasaeng stalking, invasive personal info leaks, etc.
goshipgurl 23rd-Jul-2012 11:45 am (UTC)
i think korea is the only country where saesangs can do all these things because they know the chances of getting caught and facing severe penalty is low. in other countries (USA, germany, etc)there are laws against stalkers, plus if they would do stuff like this (leaking personal info etc) they could (in most cases) easily track it back to the person so he/she will have to go to jail/pay a large sum of money/idk.


Edited at 2012-07-23 11:47 am (UTC)
bea_chan22 23rd-Jul-2012 05:34 am (UTC)
WTF this is horrible. :|
ryousan26 23rd-Jul-2012 05:38 am (UTC)
WOW This is hideous
age_ofconsent 23rd-Jul-2012 06:06 am (UTC)
jfc that is absolutely disgusting.
benihime99 23rd-Jul-2012 06:09 am (UTC)
Those people seem to have no limit or sense of right or wrong
it's disgusting
deerlike 23rd-Jul-2012 06:28 am (UTC)
How do they crack ssn - is it that easy to figure out someone else's identification number in Korea?

I mean, I would assume that only government agencies would have access to that kind of info.

Edited at 2012-07-23 06:29 am (UTC)
bea_chan22 23rd-Jul-2012 06:30 am (UTC)
They could've paid someone in the gov't to give them access to those SSNs. :\
a_happy_twat 23rd-Jul-2012 06:28 am (UTC)
what the actual eff :|
angela_derp_otp 23rd-Jul-2012 06:32 am (UTC)
Sadly in this case is 1 down, 16,548,131,654 to go.
cam169 23rd-Jul-2012 01:04 pm (UTC)
MTE!

+ Your icon is gorgeous!
doovlynsidhe 23rd-Jul-2012 06:36 am (UTC)
Seriously.....sasaengs...I can't even handle reading about their bullshit anymore. These people are sick and there needs to be some serious legal crackdowns for the stunts they pull.
chunsakuma 23rd-Jul-2012 07:02 am (UTC)
That’s crossing the line of fandom and approaching criminal offense.

Approaching?!? Omg, if this fuckery is only APPROACHING criminal activity, I wonder what these netizens would qualify as ACTUAL criminal activity... smh.
obviousgirl 23rd-Jul-2012 08:21 am (UTC)
Whenever the Korean government decides to grow a pair and declare these actions as serious crimes with serious consequences and jail time. That's probably when they'll finally consider this behavior as criminal activity.

The stealing and usage of someone else's SSN number should be a major government offense.


Edited at 2012-07-23 08:23 am (UTC)
jaeji 23rd-Jul-2012 07:56 am (UTC)
wtf, people seriously do anything for money, huh. don't they have anything that resembles a conscience in the least?

tbh i was really uncomfortable during that episode in which kyuhyun called changmin on the phone, and changmin sounded frustrated/angry at the start because he didn't recognize the number at first. plus the sasaeng's recording of yoochun over the phone... he just sounded seriously tired of the bullshit they pull. sigh, it's fucking traumatizing. the dbsk boys never get to catch a break, honestly. it's sad. :(
af_fx_tion 23rd-Jul-2012 08:41 am (UTC)
I'm not even surprised with the sasaengs anymore. Something needs to be done to stop them.
exo_cath 23rd-Jul-2012 08:58 am (UTC)
That is horrible, how can they just sell their personal information like that?? It gets me really really annoyed when I hear things like this -.- At least that is one thing done to stop sasaengs but who knows how many more of those cafes are out there
anconeous 23rd-Jul-2012 09:01 am (UTC)
So much wrong in the situation. No wonder all these idols keep changing their phone numbers so much, sometimes their own fellow group members can't keep track.
orenji13 23rd-Jul-2012 09:15 am (UTC)
I remember the story where dbsk and jyj member say that they use their relative ssn to buy phone cause it will be a little bit harder to trace :/

I watch soo many video of them saying how far these sasaeng violated their privacy. Talking about how they want to registered on some site just to find out that someone has used their SSN and they can't enter it. Sad thing is, the MC (or older people of the show), just laugh at it or mesmerized by their 'popularity'
goshipgurl 23rd-Jul-2012 11:50 am (UTC)
i will never get koreas sense of humour, they laugh about the most fucked up things
syrinx_nymph 23rd-Jul-2012 10:15 am (UTC)
How is buying/selling someone's social security number or phone number only *approaching* a criminal offence? That really, really horrifies me. I can't imagine violating anyone's privacy in that manner, let alone someone I *claim* to care about.
falling_empress 23rd-Jul-2012 11:38 am (UTC)
yeah that's a flat out felony in the US isn't it? it's pretty sad how easy it is to get korean SSN though...i did a web search once because i wanted to know how other people get accounts for like UFOtown and it was easily in a search a whole list of them...:S
goldynchickie 23rd-Jul-2012 10:51 am (UTC)
I just can't. Don't they have a sense of right and wrong. I know in some cases the line is blurred but in this case this just not right. Wtf?
falling_empress 23rd-Jul-2012 11:37 am (UTC)
i smell a rat in SM
goshipgurl 23rd-Jul-2012 11:52 am (UTC)
this
scubajr 23rd-Jul-2012 11:54 am (UTC)
Revolting.
angelynn_virus 23rd-Jul-2012 12:37 pm (UTC)
WAHT THE ACTUAL FUCK!!!...I mean? really now?
izabera 23rd-Jul-2012 01:30 pm (UTC)
//As controversy over the site began to grow, access to the cafe was finally blocked.//
Access was blocked, that's it? WTF.

How about they send the police to interview the people who were running the cafe and the ones who were selling the info. Find out where the leaks happened.

Every database has a log of who accessed a record with a timestamp and an IP address and in some cases a physical location, like a specific terminal or PC in an office.
Fire those employees who leaked the info and make sure to invite the press when you do it.
sisterjune 24th-Jul-2012 01:49 am (UTC)
Ugh right? That shit should be a big deal. But they barely did anything. the sasengs will just set up shop somewhere else. ugh so sickening.
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