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Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by teolemon »

rojobuffalo wrote: post #107
teolemon wrote: post #98

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No, no worries about personal consumption. What the OdBL requires you to do is to add missing products. Not add data outside the scope of the original database. (I'm a Open Food Facts admin) Also please don't scrape us, since we release nightly dumps of the DB :)

Thanks for clarifying that. And that's great that those DB downloads are available. I didn't like the idea of scraping the data in the first place so never went that route.

Feel free to ping me at pierre openfoodfacts.org We have a online discussion chat, if you want to integrate OFF at some point, and have questions about the OdBL

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by sorokod »

JimDabell wrote: post #122
plopilop wrote: post #121

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Maybe they just sold your email, they don't need to have been breached for that.

As I mentioned in a Reddit thread [0]: I never agree to sharing my email address with partners, so if that's the case, then it was without my consent. However generally speaking, I've noticed there's a big difference in the spam you get from somebody selling your data and the spam you get from a database compromise. When somebody sells your data, you get spam from real organisations who happen to be acting in a sleaz…

However generally speaking, I've noticed there's a big difference in the spam you get from somebody selling your data and the spam you get from a database compromise

Even if this is true, the sold data may be compromised further down the line.

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by syshum »

gaius wrote: post #118
komali2 wrote: post #88

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Same here - my new roommate is constantly closing the blinds at night because he doesn't want the old lady in the building across from us see us sit around and play video games, I guess. I remember refusing to shower after the gym because I didn't want people to see my wiener. I think it changed when my friend's bathroom's door lock was broken. His brother was about to go in and was the kind of guy that liked to anno…

Back in Roman times you'd go to the communal bathroom with your friends, sitting side by side and having a chat while doing your business. They didn't even bother with cubicles back then.

>>Back in Roman times

Yes well should we talk about other things that happened back in Roman Times....

>>>sitting side by side and having a chat while doing your business. They didn't even bother with cubicles back then.

Please please lets not bring that back.... restrooms are not a meeting space, I dislike it when people attempt to talk to me at the sink when washing my hands, no restrooms are not a meeting space....

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by syshum »

borne0 wrote: post #70
komali2 wrote: post #45

Somebody is about to come across 250 pictures of me in my boxers standing in front of a dirty mirror with my belly popping out. I only hope they don't judge me for the size of my belly not really changing over those 250 days...

Hi, even if a data breach hadn't happened, did you have any concerns about people within the company having access to those photos? I also use myfitnesspal and strava but I have a strong aversion to sharing that kind of info with anyone, period. I'm 36, is this a generational thing?

>> I also use myfitnesspal and strava but I have a strong aversion to sharing that kind of info with anyone, period.

I signed up with completely fake info, and a email address only for myfitnesspal, My account has no photos, very little to no personal info, only a food/exercise log, recipes, and weight records.

Sad to see soo many in this thread seemingly not care about personal privacy anymore. Privacy has died an no one even cares.

//Late 30's in age

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by plopilop »

JimDabell wrote: post #122
plopilop wrote: post #121

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Maybe they just sold your email, they don't need to have been breached for that.

As I mentioned in a Reddit thread [0]: I never agree to sharing my email address with partners, so if that's the case, then it was without my consent. However generally speaking, I've noticed there's a big difference in the spam you get from somebody selling your data and the spam you get from a database compromise. When somebody sells your data, you get spam from real organisations who happen to be acting in a sleaz…

As mentioned in the Reddit thread, the terms now specify that that they share your data with partners. I guess the consent they got from you was "Oh hi, so here's the new version of the app, btw we updated our policies, click anywhere to agree".

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by syshum »

wingkongex wrote: post #83
borne0 wrote: post #70

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Hi, even if a data breach hadn't happened, did you have any concerns about people within the company having access to those photos? I also use myfitnesspal and strava but I have a strong aversion to sharing that kind of info with anyone, period. I'm 36, is this a generational thing?

Did you used to care that some dude at CVS would have possession of your photographs for hours at a time when you went to get them developed?

I never really took a large number of photos, when I did they were Digital or Polaroid,

and yes part of that was because of privacy

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by JimDabell »

plopilop wrote: post #135
JimDabell wrote: post #122

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As I mentioned in a Reddit thread [0]: I never agree to sharing my email address with partners, so if that's the case, then it was without my consent. However generally speaking, I've noticed there's a big difference in the spam you get from somebody selling your data and the spam you get from a database compromise. When somebody sells your data, you get spam from real organisations who happen to be acting in a sleaz…

As mentioned in the Reddit thread, the terms now specify that that they share your data with partners. I guess the consent they got from you was "Oh hi, so here's the new version of the app, btw we updated our policies, click anywhere to agree".

It seems like a lot of people think that the existence of a privacy policy means they can do whatever they want. This isn't true.

Did you read the privacy policy? It says:

> only to the extent it is necessary for them to (1) provide their products and services to us, or (2) to provide you the products and services that you have requested.

This certainly doesn't cover the kind of spam I mentioned.

Also, I stopped using the app before that privacy policy was ever written. I've searched my email and they never emailed me about it either. I've never been notified about a new privacy policy.

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by JimDabell »

sorokod wrote: post #132
JimDabell wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As I mentioned in a Reddit thread [0]: I never agree to sharing my email address with partners, so if that's the case, then it was without my consent. However generally speaking, I've noticed there's a big difference in the spam you get from somebody selling your data and the spam you get from a database compromise. When somebody sells your data, you get spam from real organisations who happen to be acting in a sleaz…

However generally speaking, I've noticed there's a big difference in the spam you get from somebody selling your data and the spam you get from a database compromise Even if this is true, the sold data may be compromised further down the line.

Perhaps so. As far as I'm concerned, MyFitnessPal and Under Armour would still be responsible in this case. If you share my personal data with somebody, and their security isn't good enough, that's on you.

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by corpMaverick »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #128
komali2 wrote: post #87

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Pretty sure there's pics of my butthole on the internet, idgaf at this point

Is it identifiable as you though. There are some roles in society where you might be discounted for having images like that around.

There is some old joke. If you suddenly woke up naked in the street and you only had a small square of cloth. What would you cover ? Answer: your face.

Re: Notice of Data Breach

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Post by corpMaverick »

JimDabell wrote: post #115

The MyFitnessPal database has been compromised for years . I register with a unique email address for every website and app that I use so that I can tell when somebody's database gets compromised or they sell my data. I started getting an influx of spam to my MyFitnessPal email years ago. I told them about it at the time but they didn't care.

How do you do this ?
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