Vbeacher Vbeacher:
DrCaleb DrCaleb:
Only the information I post online is not mine. Which is very little. I don't put apps on my phone, and 'location services' is turned off.
The machines I use to keep my personal information on are not internet connected.
So? Ever applied for a loan? Then Equifax probably had your data and by now someone else does.
I pay cash. Doesn't stop Equifax though. I'm a bit opponent of their business model, simply from a privacy standpoint.
Vbeacher Vbeacher:
Ever had a job? The poorly paid clerks in the payroll office have all your data everywhere you've ever worked.
No, they have very little of my data. They have my name, DOB and SIN. No one else has my SIN, and I generally use a different name outside of work.
Vbeacher Vbeacher:
Do you have one of those loyalty points cards? Even if you don't, your bank/credit card company know everything you've bought on either. You think they keep it safe?
Nope. And banks don't know what I buy, anymore than the grocery store knows my bank account details. Interac cards carry no personal information, unless they are embossed with your name. Mine isn't.
Vbeacher Vbeacher:
Your insurance company has all your health records. I'm sure we can rely on them to keep them safe - just like Equifax.
Yup. Another thing I think is anti-privacy. But it is critical to their business models to keep that data safe, so it generally isn't accessible via the internet.
Vbeacher Vbeacher:
Your ISP or your cable company also know every porn site or video you've looked at or every sex toy you've ordered, just like your library knows every book you've read.
Nope. VPN Baby! And I don't really care if the Library knows what I read.
Vbeacher Vbeacher:
And they're going to keep them safe? The NSA got hacked. What chance does your library have?
Not exactly classified information there. If you want to know, there is a thread about what everyone reads here. Just ask.
Data analysis and threat mitigation are my job. Trying to bait me or whatever you are trying to do won't be successful. I've been in this profession too long to fall for conspiracy BS, false information and half truths. The truth is actually scarier that you might know.
On a daily basis, me and my colleagues keep the bad guys out of the Governments' tax files. And you know how we do that? Tight ass security. Analyzing every packet of data that comes in and out of our systems. Making sure that no personal data ever crosses the boundary between our internal and external networks.
But there is an entire industry out there that ties together the little tidbits people leave around the internet. "What Your Mothers Maiden Name Says About You" and other clickbait goes into huge databases, and everyone has a file in these DBs. Equifax, Home Depot, Target, Yahoo - all these hacks only enhance the data, but they are just a small part of if.
Why do you think I post here, using a proxy and a Virtual Machine that I create every day then destroy at night?