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Twitter 'Unintentionally' Used Some Customer Data Provided for Account Security for Advertising Purposes
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Apple sued by iTunes customers over alleged data misuse
Apple is allegedly sharing iTunes customer info with third parties.
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Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings
Workers hear drug deals, medical details and people having sex, says whistleblower
Not for advertising but here’s a great example.
Get a burner number. Never give out your personal phone number, even for 2FA
A court can award nominal damages (non-monetary) in cases where there is no financial loss. In addition, the plaintiff could recover punitive damages. Nominal damages are common in privacy cases where the harm can't be measured in $$$.
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Apple sued by iTunes customers over alleged data misuse
Apple is allegedly sharing iTunes customer info with third parties.
Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings
Workers hear drug deals, medical details and people having sex, says whistlebloweramp.theguardian.com
Not for advertising but here’s a great example.
The misuse of personal information by contractors and allegations of misuse by ambulance chasers are not "great examples."
It did make them in a scandal so it actually is. Why only quote the first one though? You browser couldn’t quote the Siri one?
You do realize that Duo actually captures sensitive, private information on their servers, and their app includes a screen recorder, do you not?
Duo is the MOST unnecessarily invasive 2FA app there is!
You’re of course right that social media is optional, and I generally support the sort of ethos you’re suggesting. But it’s difficult to parse what is a fad vs what is change. You’re also making a really generalized statement, suggesting that people who do use social media aren’t (also or thereby) using technology to enrich their lives.
Think again —
- As far as personal info goes, 401k custodians, health insurance companies, and credit bureaus have been hacked.
- Communicate with friends on gmail?
- Have a professional photo on the web? That can be used to facial recognition in all social media archives.
- Visit someone’s house with a listening device?
- Carry a cell phone?
It doesn’t mean intentionally leaving the front door unlocked, though, but to assume your info is private is just being uninformed.
It is possible to maintain privacy but that would mean living off the grid in a way that even the IRS cannot find you.
If I as an individual violate my contracts by illegally selling information about my clients to third parties, I go to jail.
But if you’re a massive corporation like Facebook or Twitter and do what is basically the same thing (or worse), nothing happens. At worst, they pay a fine that’s some ridiculously low percentage of their annual revenue.
But if you’re a massive corporation like Facebook or Twitter and do what is basically the same thing (or worse), nothing happens. At worst, they pay a fine that’s some ridiculously low percentage of their annual revenue.
Like I said folks Microsoft will always be my go to data doesn't matter what anyone says
Where did that come from? Executives should be held liable for the actions their company takes. It's high risk high reward. And yes... all executives should be held accountable and personally serve time for the 'mistakes' of an employee. No scapegoats. No apologies. Individuals ultimately accountable are responsible.
The sad thing that I rarely hear mentioned is: Twitter disables 2FA the minute you try to remove your mobile number even if your default method is set to an authenticator app. Go ahead folks try it yourselves...
That’s exactly what it will take. And if not that, then penalties that actually mean something and aren’t 0.000001% of their worth. Hit them with something that puts their company at risk or makes them stop and reconsider when the opportunity presents itself next time.
The thing is, sometimes it is unintentional. Most digital platforms are so complex that engineers may actually inadvertently access some things they shouldn't have. There are usually safeguards, but even that isn't fool proof.
Secure and SMS shouldn’t be put in the same sentence and this is why Apple ditched SMS. You should never use your phone number on any website for authentication. Unfortunately services like twitter require it.
Well Twitter puts it as mandatory for phone number for every new registered account. How to not put phone numbers when they will send the SMS for verification at the number ?
This like saying "put a lock on your front door". It's a deterrent, but now burner has your information, so what happens when they get hacked?
Any good websites for burner numbers for outside of USA ?
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If they hacked the burner those call and information wont be reaching you right.
And even if you disconnect from the internet, your friends and family will post pictures of you for you. There is no escape.