Within a day Paige received several messages from strangers who thought they could explain her life better than she could.

One person called Gregory a hero.

Another called him a criminal.

Neither knew enough to say either thing responsibly.

A stranger sent Paige a lengthy theory about her birth mother, using photographs taken from a public website without permission.

She brought the messages to us, furious.

“People think because I’m adopted they can treat my history like a mystery show.”

We helped her change privacy settings and report the posts that used her images.