Second Life: Kirby goes political
Here’s a lesson in keeping your passwords safe and secure. Last Saturday, Second Life residents found a new Kirby store defaced with swastikas, a portrait of Hitler, and large text saying “Kirby hates our troops.”
You’d think this was a simple case of petty vandalism, but what made this a potential political nightmare was because the defacing was done by the avatar of an intern for a US senator. Apparently the intern left his login information on a “sticky note” on his computer.
He was on his way to the Senator’s office and left a “house guest” who logged in using the intern’s information and took advantage of poor Kirby. When Second Life authorities found out about the incident, they quickly took down the Hitler portrait.
The intern built a political consulting office for the unnamed senator presence in the world of Second Life. It wasn’t clear from reports whether the vandal was smearing the campaign or just didn’t like Kirby. The senator is confident this incident won’t affect his campaign. The campaign manager explained:
As the staffer was not in charge of his avatar whilst the intolerant acts were committed, I see little reason for him to start anew with a new avatar. However, the password has been changed, as has the e-mail the staffer used to create the account.
The Kirby store, which has yet to open, is located in the Bastiat area and was designed to supply “all of your cell-shaded Kirby needs.” Spencer Mougin, one of the shop’s suppliers, wasn’t distraught. In fact he found it funny and put a positive spin on it saying, “All publicity is good publicity.”
Here’s a lesson in keeping your passwords safe and secure. Last Saturday, Second Life residents found a new Kirby store defaced with swastikas, a portrait of Hitler, and large text saying “Kirby hates our troops.”
You’d think this was a simple case of petty vandalism, but what made this a potential political nightmare was because the defacing was done by the avatar of an intern for a US senator. Apparently the intern left his login information on a “sticky note” on his computer.
He was on his way to the Senator’s office and left a “house guest” who logged in using the intern’s information and took advantage of poor Kirby. When Second Life authorities found out about the incident, they quickly took down the Hitler portrait.
The intern built a political consulting office for the unnamed senator presence in the world of Second Life. It wasn’t clear from reports whether the vandal was smearing the campaign or just didn’t like Kirby. The senator is confident this incident won’t affect his campaign. The campaign manager explained:
As the staffer was not in charge of his avatar whilst the intolerant acts were committed, I see little reason for him to start anew with a new avatar. However, the password has been changed, as has the e-mail the staffer used to create the account.
The Kirby store, which has yet to open, is located in the Bastiat area and was designed to supply “all of your cell-shaded Kirby needs.” Spencer Mougin, one of the shop’s suppliers, wasn’t distraught. In fact he found it funny and put a positive spin on it saying, “All publicity is good publicity.”
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