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OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

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Re: OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

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Post by frenchyatwork »

maximente wrote: post #3

i get that use of the passive voice makes things more PR friendly, but the cynic in me feels that these should really be in the active voice: - Intruders breached OnePlus systems - On X date, unauthorized intruders accessed data in our systems etc.

I'm not sure I agree. The purpose of the passive voice is to promote or bring into focus the object or "patient" argument. In this case, the topic is really OnePlus' systems the fact that its security was compromized. The identity and nature intruders is not the focus and is probably not even known, so the passive voice makes sense.

Re: OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

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Post by poxrud »

clintonb wrote: post #23
pera wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe small vendors need it to verify that you really are the owner of the CC (it's a requirement of the processor).

Phone numbers are not required for credit card processing. Address, yes. Phone, no.

Address is also not a requirement.

Re: OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

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Post by snovv_crash »

I find it so funny that you have to pay a bank to hold your personal items safe in a safety deposit box, yet companies left right and center are doing their best to acquire and hoard giant amounts of sensitive information without understanding the liability they create for themselves.

My hope is that over the coming decade there is a mental shift, and personal information becomes seen as a risk rather than a resource.

Re: OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

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Post by koolba »

kissickas wrote: post #6

My information got leaked by OnePlus last year and I got hit with some minor credit card fraud. At least I didn't get hit this time... One would think that companies would step up their security after a breach.

I bet security breaches for companies are more like heart complications for humans. Once you’ve been to the hospital once for one, you’re statistically more likely to have another incident.

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Post by osobo »

snovv_crash wrote: post #35

I find it so funny that you have to pay a bank to hold your personal items safe in a safety deposit box, yet companies left right and center are doing their best to acquire and hoard giant amounts of sensitive information without understanding the liability they create for themselves. My hope is that over the coming decade there is a mental shift, and personal information becomes seen as a risk rather than a resource…

GDPR is slowly having this effect in Europe.

Re: OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

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Post by BeetleB »

snovv_crash wrote: post #35

I find it so funny that you have to pay a bank to hold your personal items safe in a safety deposit box, yet companies left right and center are doing their best to acquire and hoard giant amounts of sensitive information without understanding the liability they create for themselves. My hope is that over the coming decade there is a mental shift, and personal information becomes seen as a risk rather than a resource…

The liability for banks for safety deposit items is very low.

https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2019/07/safe-deposits...

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