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Data breach at French govt agency exposes info of 10 million people
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this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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What if I told you that credit agencies have already sold off your data several times over? They keep track of people better than any government could.
France does not have credit agencies.
The less people that have my data the better. Credit companies are only a part of the puzzle of sold data. The social media companies are the biggest piece.
How does that have to do with a data breach other than making yourself look like an idiot?
People are so rude today. Do you need a hug?
I wasn't being rude... your comment was just stupid and I rather be a honest person.
I like honesty. Would context help?
France aside, TransUnion, Equifax, Experian, etc. do sell our data to third parties and access to that data can be available on black markets. The reason for this is that when data is sold to third parties the controls around that data inherently start to degrade. This is not including all the high profile data breaches they experience and get slapped on the wrist for.
When I was working at some larger financial companies, we had a few people that specifically searched for and in some cases, bought this data.
My original quip was more focused on my frustration based on my country and my experience and slightly off topic, to be fair.