I got a data breach notification yesterday from a company I've never done business with -- they aren't even in the US. All I can figure is that they bought my information through a data broker service. This is why data brokers need to be fed to Mister Guillotine, along with the rest of the capitalist vermin.

#Internet #DataBreach #CanadianTire

Wasn't impressed to get this email yesterday. Apparently, 38.3 million Canadian Tire accounts were breached in October, with very little media coverage and no communication from Canadian Tire itself.

#Canada #CanadianTire

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/CanadianTire

Adding insult to injury re: the #CanadianTire #dataBreach :

**They would not let you update your email address online.** This should not even be a thing to begin with.

I vividly remember having to *call a phone number* to then spell out my new email address (which was an alias, so that took.... half an hour to get right over the phone. "Did you say 'fffff' or 'ffffff'?" NATO alphabet sure came in handy though...)

Evidently, I changed my email address to an alias too late, as I too just received the #haveIBeenPwned email on the email address I used with Canadian Tire prior to switching to said alias.

See also: https://techhub.social/@technically_good/116131779825313695

#privacy

#CanadianTire has handled the October data breach exceptionally poorly. Their database contained not only my current email address, but my previous email address! Two for one! Unlike most breaches, they compromised my (partial) credit card data. In addition to my name, phone, and physical address.

I have contacted these jokers about two different website issues, one of which throws errors every single time I go to their website, on every page.

They have demonstrated to my satisfaction that they do not care about me as a customer, and have a nihilistic attitude toward Amazon eating their lunch.

Canadian Tire says Triangle Rewards are its ‘linchpin’ for growth – National

Canadian Tire is touting the success of its loyalty programs and partnerships for its blowout earnings results, as…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/402514/

So, Crappy Tire [1] changed their mind and pleaded guilty to a bunch of violations of Quebec's consumer protection law. Surprising absolutely no one, the charges are largely about advertising items at huge discounts from "regular" prices that the products were never or rarely actually sold at.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11657561/que-canadian-tire-fines/

This is why there's a saying that "If you bought it at Canadian Tire and it wasn't at least 40% off, you got ripped off". The Bay / Hudson Bay is also famous for this kind of BS. Other provinces should also forbid this kind of dishonest manipulation, but they don't.

I wish Canadians wouldn't fall for this kind of marketing crap.

Can I tell you a secret that will save you money?

Crappy Tire sells two types of merchandise:

(1) name-brand stuff like Tupperware or Corning or whatever else
(2) crappy imported Chinesium products [2]

You can always get the first category cheaper at Walmart or other places.

And you can always get the latter cheaper from Princess Auto, or even cheaper than that from various online places. It all comes out of the same factories.

There is never a reason to shop at Crappy Tire.

[1] Widely-used nickname for "Canadian Tire".
[2] The sheer amount of imported junk gives rise to the alternate nickname "Cambodian Tire".

#CrappyTire #CanadianTire #CambodianTire #Chinesium #ripoff #discount #ConsumerProtection
#manipulation #consumer #dishonest #secret #tip #PrincessAuto #AliExpress