@return2ozma to News • 6 months agoAT&T Says Personal Information From 73 Million Customers Leaked On The Dark Web—Including Social Security Numberswww.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square13arrow-up1149arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology
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minus-square@PunnyNamelink51•edit-26 months agoHey, does anyone else remember the 2017 Equifax breach? No? Just me? Yeah, we’re all compromised. Thanks, capitalism. Edit: oh, right - Equifax still gets to continue business!
minus-square@pdxfedlink21•6 months agoTBD, they did offer $25 in a class action settlement, which probably equates to the value of permanent PII data visibility on the Internet. /S
minus-square@Skankylink17•6 months agoOh i remember. Not only do they get to continue business, they never received any sort of punishment whatsoever. Not even a fine.
minus-squareEbbylinkfedilink15•edit-26 months agoNot only that, the service they generously offered to help those affected for free in lieu of fines is a data harvesting goldmine. You’re literally giving the company that lost control of its data, more data to use for marketing and profit.
Hey, does anyone else remember the 2017 Equifax breach? No? Just me?
Yeah, we’re all compromised. Thanks, capitalism.
Edit: oh, right - Equifax still gets to continue business!
TBD, they did offer $25 in a class action settlement, which probably equates to the value of permanent PII data visibility on the Internet. /S
Oh i remember.
Not only do they get to continue business, they never received any sort of punishment whatsoever. Not even a fine.
Not only that, the service they generously offered to help those affected for free in lieu of fines is a data harvesting goldmine.
You’re literally giving the company that lost control of its data, more data to use for marketing and profit.