Details of some 100M visitors to Thailand exposed online

Post by sowbug » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 4:25 AM UTC

mhb wrote: post #15

xzel wrote: post #5

I recently had my identity stolen and used for the first time. My data has been leaked so many times who knows where it was taken from (40+ hits on haveibeenpawned). The process of clearing the debt in my name was pretty enlightening. I feel like it’s only going downhill from here.

In order to create an incentive for a solution to the problem of fraud which occurs when an entity takes insufficient steps to identify you it would be helpful to avoid using the term identity theft . Companies like to normalize the concept that it is our problem if they do something like opening an account based on widely available public information instead of taking more care in identifying a person. By calling wh…

Post by BoHerfVJrEsq » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 5:00 AM UTC

pvarangot wrote: post #25

no_butterscotch wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My data was leaked in the OPM hack. I had security clearance at that time. I'm not entirely sure, but there's a part of me that's paranoid about visiting China. I'd like to for tourism reasons. But at the same time, something inside me says "what if?"

Have you been to Taiwan? It's China and the government is not paranoid and obsessed about the US.

Post by systemvoltage » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 5:13 AM UTC

pvarangot wrote: post #25

no_butterscotch wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My data was leaked in the OPM hack. I had security clearance at that time. I'm not entirely sure, but there's a part of me that's paranoid about visiting China. I'd like to for tourism reasons. But at the same time, something inside me says "what if?"

Have you been to Taiwan? It's China and the government is not paranoid and obsessed about the US.

Post by jdavis703 » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 5:23 AM UTC

systemvoltage wrote: post #35

pvarangot wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you been to Taiwan? It's China and the government is not paranoid and obsessed about the US.

Taiwan is most definitely not China and does not share passport/visitor data.

Post by silisili » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 5:38 AM UTC

wraptile wrote: post #24

BikiniPrince wrote: post #8

I had an ex that wanted to actual tourism there. I tried explaining I wasn’t yet retired or single, but she didn’t get it. She ruined a cruise instead.

You're extremely small minded if you think down on Thailand like this. It's an absolutely gorgeous country!