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System Name | Chachamaru-IV | Retro Battlestation |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | Intel Pentium II 450MHz |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming | MSI MS-6116 (Intel 440BX chipset) |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4 |
Memory | 32GB Corsair DDR4-3000 (16-20-20-38) | 512MB PC133 SDRAM |
Video Card(s) | nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 FE | 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 |
Storage | 1TB WD_Black SN850 NVME SSD (OS), Toshiba 3TB (Storage), Toshiba 3TB (Steam) |
Display(s) | Samsung Odyssey G5 27" @ 1440p144 & Dell P2312H @ 1080p60 |
Case | SilverStone Seta A1 | Beige box |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 (Speakers), Creative Zen Hybrid headset | Sound Blaster AWE64 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 750 G2 | 250W ASETEC |
Mouse | Roccat Kone Air| Microsoft Serial Mouse v2.0A |
Keyboard | Vortex Race3 | Dell AT102W |
Software | Microsoft Windows 11 Pro | Microsoft Windows 98SE |
So I'm supposed to be building servers, but my bosses have basically dumped the management of the company's social networking portfolio in my lap (which, I might add, was not mentioned in the job description or the interview). I really don't want to do it, but I have little choice in the matter.
Now for my dilemma. The company has developed software which trawls Facebook for groups related to search terms, and then rips the userIDs of group members. They want me to friend some of these people, with an account they had me set up for a fake company director, and basically fill their feeds with ads for our services and possibly send them messages later on. I said point blank to my boss that this was morally dubious and I would absolutely hate it if someone did it to me. I believe that creating a fake profile violates Facebook's terms of services, but I imagine creating a fake profile for the purpouse of advertising is even worse. I want no part in this, but I need advice on how to tell them that what they want me to do is illegal or otherwise shady.
Now for my dilemma. The company has developed software which trawls Facebook for groups related to search terms, and then rips the userIDs of group members. They want me to friend some of these people, with an account they had me set up for a fake company director, and basically fill their feeds with ads for our services and possibly send them messages later on. I said point blank to my boss that this was morally dubious and I would absolutely hate it if someone did it to me. I believe that creating a fake profile violates Facebook's terms of services, but I imagine creating a fake profile for the purpouse of advertising is even worse. I want no part in this, but I need advice on how to tell them that what they want me to do is illegal or otherwise shady.
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