Covid Test Data Breach: 1.3M Patient Records Exposed Online

Post by Retric » Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 5:07 PM UTC

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #17

manzanarama wrote: post #6

I feel frequent data leaks, credit card number leaks, difficulty in un-subscribing or stopping payments after subscribing, etc... makes me appreciate and want to use consolidated sign in / subscription management / payment management options almost exclusively.

Apple can be hacked like anyone else.

Post by ghaff » Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 5:13 PM UTC

systems_glitch wrote: post #21

sjsdaiuasgdia wrote: post #18

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Why are you drawing an equivalence between a test for a contagious disease and a genetic analysis service like 23andme? That seems a bit extreme.

Why does it need to be logged and stored by a third party? I'd not have a problem with an employer offering daily on-site testing with no persistent logging for people who have to be on-site but for whatever reason can't be vaccinated, or if they're having outbreak problems in the area. If no one stored it, there would be nothing to get leaked when the eventuality of data breach happens. Storing it is not in the best…

Post by Modified3019 » Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 5:18 PM UTC

phpisthebest wrote: post #14

manzanarama wrote: post #6

I feel frequent data leaks, credit card number leaks, difficulty in un-subscribing or stopping payments after subscribing, etc... makes me appreciate and want to use consolidated sign in / subscription management / payment management options almost exclusively.

I have taken to using a single card in person, and a single card online. The Card on use online is also a Capital One account so I make use of their Eno service to make virtual cards for every vendor If some company does not want to unsub me, I just turn off that virtual card.

Post by staplers » Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 5:32 PM UTC

shiandow wrote: post #25

manzanarama wrote: post #6

I feel frequent data leaks, credit card number leaks, difficulty in un-subscribing or stopping payments after subscribing, etc... makes me appreciate and want to use consolidated sign in / subscription management / payment management options almost exclusively.

That doesn't do much to protect you against a website storing government mandated passport information. The only protection there would be if authorities stop demanding that everyone takes copies of personal IDs.

  if authorities stop demanding that everyone takes copies of personal IDs

Post by staplers » Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 5:34 PM UTC

phpisthebest wrote: post #16

systems_glitch wrote: post #13

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Yeah those services offering one-time or service/vendor specific CC #s for total management are probably going to have a bright and profitable future.

Until the banks, and credit card companies just offer the services themselves for cheaper... Like Capital One and I think Discover are already doing