Re: Russian Hackers Offer Databases

[Quoted] [Quoted] I would (and do!) worry about this. The essence of privacy is not whether data are up-to-date, it is that there are data! If you think about it, people selling a false image of you (or of me, for that matter) might be more annoying than those that sell the right data.

[Quoted] The really sorry point is that this kind of dickheads seem to be able to circumvent the reasonable legislations that are in force in some countries. Though most legislation is rather minimal where it comes to electronic privacy.

Ruud

(for all clarity: these are private opinions, not those of HP)

S. Whitmore wrote:
>
> I wouldn't worry too much about the accuracy of the databases that
> are being offered by "Russian Hackers" -- from my own personal
> experience I've found that even a commercially-distributed database
> of that nature can be largely inaccurate by the time you buy it. The
> "Russian Hackers" have data that is probably even more stale than
> that. Of more concern, privacy-wise, is the up-to-date databases of
> credit card companies.
>
> Privacy is indeed rare, as long as you rely on modern technology.
> Even interacting with a modern government -- which now thinks it has
> the right to know everything about you -- makes it difficult to enjoy
> any real privacy. :-(
>
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> S. Whitmore (rattlesnake_at_uninova.zzn.com)
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> On Fri, 04 Feb 2000 11:08:42 -0800, Chris Ettling
> <chris_ettling_at_atkensingtonlabsdot.com> wrote:
> >I don't know about anyone else, but I find this rather disgusting.
> >
> >The sad part about it is -- many 'legitimate' organizations do
> >the same thing. Privacy has become an increasingly rare
> >commodity.
> >
> >Chris Ettling
> >
> >hackbase wrote:
> >>
> >> Russian Hackers Offer Databases
> [snip]

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