But what fb has done goes way beyond that. They've done egregious, covert actions their users were completely unaware of. To say nothing of their horrible lack of security.
But what fb has done goes way beyond that. They've done egregious, covert actions their users were completely unaware of. To say nothing of their horrible lack of security.
Damn, just the fact that they stored passwords as plain text employees could read at will would have me running!
The thing that really squeezes my ballz about these data breaches? A regulator steps in, investigates and stings the company with a multimillion pound fine. Great.. however the end user, you know the one that lost their data gets not a penny!!! Where exactly does this money go?? Surely if it is our data that's been breached we are the ones that need to be compensated?
This is how it works in the UK, not sure of the US.
Yes a % of the fine should go to the regulator to fund their costs. However they will never stop the data breaches only to better inform company's. Problem is with so much cash injection they keep growing and become a bloated over funded whale and at some point screwup and end up being shut down to the detriment to 'us'.
In some cases, it does. At least in some form.
But what about the data you are happy to share that get slurrped up to target you so as to change your option or view on a subject or person such as what Cambridge Analytica did? That is dangerous stuff when a subversive organisation is changing opinions through what could be lies and misinformation to cast doubt in people's minds.I don't know the extent of it, and I don't really care. They aren't the only ones monetising personal user information. To have total privacy, you'd need to completely abstain from using the Internet. I just accept that if someone wants to know about me, or what I'm doing, they can. If someone is interested in my boring little life, then they're welcome to waste their time.
What I am very careful about though is sensitive information like banking details and associated passwords. I wouldn't ever let FB have those.
For sure, the TalkTalk breach a few years ago here in the UK did the same, you got free fraud cover for a year.. whoop, after which you have to pay. This is one thing the company really fell short of and are still paying for it now. They use to be the largest ISP in the UK, but have dropped a huge amount of customers because of the breach.
Mine is extremely boring, anyways who wants to read my huge novel anyways?I don't know the extent of it, and I don't really care. They aren't the only ones monetising personal user information. To have total privacy, you'd need to completely abstain from using the Internet. I just accept that if someone wants to know about me, or what I'm doing, they can. If someone is interested in my boring little life, then they're welcome to waste their time.
What I am very careful about though is sensitive information like banking details and associated passwords. I wouldn't ever let FB have those.
I do, and I do!
But what about the data you are happy to share that get slurrped up to target you so as to change your option or view on a subject or person such as what Cambridge Analytica did? That is dangerous stuff when a subversive organisation is changing opinions through what could be lies and misinformation to cast doubt in people's minds.
Additionally, the Equifax site also tells you if your data was breached. Now if I can trust them, mine wasn't.
Bravo! Excellent points.
...and it's done. Very painless process.
I opted for the $125. The 10-year monitoring thing is kind of a moot point for me. In 2014 or 2015, my credit was compromised. The person who did it didn't hack into anything, they used the info on one of my cards and [somehow] managed to open multiple credit cards in my name. They weren't terribly bright, however!
One day I received mail from American Express; I could feel a card in it, and I knew neither of my accounts was due a new card, so I thought WTF? I opened it--and there was a Gold card with a 'welcome to your new American Express Gold Card' letter. I knew I had neither applied for, nor accepted a pre-approved offer for, another card. So first I called AmEx and got some info, then I took a better look at the name/address block on the letter: in the second address line, under my address, was the address of the moron who'd done this! Apparently, they thought it would be mailed to them, not me.
Anyway, I immediately froze my info at the three major credit bureaus so this couldn't happen again, and they're still frozen. Plus I have CreditKarma and WalletHub which I routinely check, and they and most of my cards monitor and alert for any suspicious activity. But what a pain!
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