The eBay stalking scandal is one of Silicon Valley’s strangest corporate true crime stories. After EcommerceBytes criticised eBay, Ina and David Steiner became targets of a harassment campaign involving fake accounts, disturbing deliveries, private dossiers and an FBI investigation that led back to eBay executives.

Topics include

• EcommerceBytes, Ina and David Steiner, and the criticism eBay could not ignore
• eBay cyberstalking tactics, fake accounts, and a harassment campaign gone rogue
• Threat Matrix, private dossiers, and what Global Security thought it was doing
• How the FBI traced the stalking back to eBay executives and DOJ charges

• eBay stalking scandal - Wikipedia
• Take her down - Boston Magazine
• Execs Made Life Hell for Critics - Wired
• USA vs. eBay - Defered Prosecution Agreement

Host & Show Info

• Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
• Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

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