Those Austrians who are concerned about their personal data they provide for the purpose of age verification leaking are overreacting. There is no reason to worry.

That's because a subsidiary of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (#ORF) already leaked every single Austrian's birthdate a few years ago, so your data is already out there. The Austrian data protection agency stated that that company "did everything right“, and there were no repercussions.

I am being sarcastic, of course. When you upload a copy of your personal id, keep in mind that the company processing it will face little to no consequences in case they leak that data. So there isn't much of an incentive to waste money on protecting it. Also, don't expect any compensation from that company (how much did you get from #equifax?) in case you incur any damages because of that leak - the onus will be on you to prove that the damages are a direct consequence of that specific leak.

Oh, and in case you think that that's not going to happen, it already did: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo

#ageverification #privacy

Equifax got hacked. Nearly 150 million people's data stolen. And the executives' first move was to quietly sell their shares. 🤦

This is The Facepalm Files.

Check out my podcast "Smashing Security" for more stories like this.

#facepalm #cybersecurity #equifax #databreach #infosec #hacking

L'Omniscience Financière

https://peer.adalta.social/w/kCNBsWNbsn5uzhFgKxmRGY

The Illusion of Restraint

https://peer.adalta.social/w/6NzgvfBAsxxqfUjDwJR52e

Das unsichtbare Finanzprofil

https://peer.adalta.social/w/81oDJU6TGiLkVM6nKAFBB8

Find out what kinds of data banks and other financial institutions collect about you and their intended use by diving into the series What Everybody Knows About You. ⬇️

https://lpi.org/ecr6

#LPI #financialdata #bankingdata #creditscore #SIN #taxpayer #creditreport #Equifax

The Equifax data breach

https://negativepid.blog/the-equifax-data-breach/

#dataBreach #Equifax #dataSecurity #dataPrivacy #compliance #governance #privacy #onlinePrivacy #Cybersecurity #cyberattacks #cyberThreats #onlineSecurity #negativepid

Solteros lideran tramo de mayor morosidad, con deudas promedio de $12 millones | vía #UChileRadio

https://radio.uchile.cl/2026/02/23/solteros-lideran-tramo-de-mayor-morosidad-con-deudas-promedio-de-12-millones/

#deudas #equifax #morosidad #universidadsansebastián

Edmonton woman frustrated by 18-month battle with Equifax and TransUnion to fix credit rating

https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/credit-ratings-fraud-9.7099030
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Une femme d’Edmonton frustrée par une bataille de 18 mois avec Equifax et TransUnion pour corriger sa cote de crédit

// Article en anglais //

#Canada #Equifax #TransUnion