Yesterday, news broke that hackers claim to have gained access to notorious cheating-spouse-dating-site Ashley Madison's servers, and are threatening to make the names, photos and sexual proclivities of nearly 40 million users public.
Cheaters across America likely drew in their breath in apprehension of their potentially ruinous exposure. What would it mean for their marriages, their careers, their reputations? Sure, they've done things that others might consider taboo or morally reprehensible, but they're not public figures - is it fair to expose them to the harsh, judging mobs of the internet?
We, a subsidiary of Vox Media, Inc, "the less-edgy Gawker", say: yes!