The Ethics of Publishing the Ashley Madison Database by SciWriterDave published on 2021-11-30T18:04:13Z In the summer of 2015, a hacker group calling themselves the "Impact Team" went on a moral crusade against the social entertainment company Avid Life Media that ran a number of illicit dating sites, including the Ashley Madison extramarital dating site. The hackers gained access to the Ashley Madison database which accounted for some 37 million users worldwide. In this episode we explore the ethical dilemma of reporting on the hack and publishing the database. Genre News & Politics