Sony admits utter PSN failure: your personal data has been stolen

[Avatard]

Alone, this data may indeed mean next to nothing.

In aggregate with other data, and perhaps unique knowledge, however, this information, if stolen, could possibly be used to verify places of employment, where you live, and what times you can be found exactly where...thus, you could easily be targeted for theft, or worse.

You can defend this shit all you want, it's still not kosher what they did. I know it's not just them, but it's still not right.

I don't care what Billy does, if Billy jumped off a bridge...

[Homeslice]

How would it verify places of employment or where you live? It's just showing the closest hotspots. There could be 100 employers near that hotspot.

And I am calling BS on the dots in the Carribbean :

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

And I am calling BS on the dots in the Carribbean :

Call BS all you want. I go on a cruise every year. There's cell service there.

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

How would it verify places of employment or where you live? It's just showing the closest hotspots. There could be 100 employers near that hotspot.

Exactly. I just zoomed way in to where I work and live, and the points don't even come close. It doesn't even show the wifi I have at home, probably because it's secured.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by jtemple

Exactly. I just zoomed way in to where I work and live, and the points don't even come close. It doesn't even show the wifi I have at home, probably because it's secured.

Not everyone works in high density areas. This could easily track the movements of rural area individuals, especially those working in secure rural area employment positions where it would be very easy to monitor their habits.

You guys write too much of your privacy as "meaningless."

Since Apple has full control of the gps chip in the iphone since you have no way to turn it off in nonjailbroken form, it could easily build tracking into that as well.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by jtemple

Call BS all you want. I go on a cruise every year. There's cell service there.

As in cruise ships? I thought only senior citizens do that

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

As in cruise ships? I thought only senior citizens do that

It's more fun than you think.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

As in cruise ships? I thought only senior citizens do that

People who like structure really dig it.

They tell you exactly what to do, and when. It's all on a time schedule.

Moo. Bah.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Avatard

People who like structure really dig it.

They tell you exactly what to do, and when. It's all on a time schedule.

Moo. Bah.

Not anymore. They got all this flex scheduling shit, the only problem with that is the quality has gone down considerably.

It's basically a moving Sandals resort. There are different cruise lines for different age groups/families. Holland America is the old folks home. Carnival is where the slutty party animals are. Disney/Royal Caribbean for families. Celebrity for 30 somethings.

[Avatard]

Meh, I played a couple of tours. Sucked. NCL.