2026-02-25 12:30 UTC
I've never been to Canada and don't own a car. There is absolutely no reason the Canadian Tire company should have any of my data. But I'm still part of their data breach.
This is such a good example of why privacy is important: because your data is sold, and resold, and resold, to third party companies that are all potential victims.
Replies (3)
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@nuwagaba2@mastodon.social 2026-02-25 13:13
@pgl@infosec.exchange What's the best way through which someone can protect his privacy?
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@anja@mstdn.social 2026-02-25 14:53
@pgl@infosec.exchange Schools are such an easy victim of this, too! So many different apps, a different set each year! Every one wants an account and their app on your phone. And they charge a 20% processing fee for every ticket to see your kid’s school game! Dystopian!
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@auxonic@ottawa.place 2026-02-25 15:26
@pgl@infosec.exchange the fact that some random retailer has more records than there are humans in the country they operate in… burn it all down.