If I wasn't paranoid before, I am now!
Paranoid? Did you stop reading after the fourth or fifth paragraph?
ParticleMan said:
Paranoid? Did you stop reading after the fourth or fifth paragraph?
No, I am paranoid after reading thatwhole section and I learned of the dangers lurking in cyber land!
Given the times we live in, I would call a certain amount of fear over this perfectly healthy. Although we as consumers can only do so much to protect ourselves.
I was guilty of several of the "don't do" practices.
Such as: using the same password for several sites...using auto fill for my personal convenience (sound familiar? 
) ...giving out my email address to everyone who asked - this includes most doctors or dentists who request it now....department stores for coupons and sales...not upgrading my computer IOS until I think the version won't have bugs, ...Amazon, etc etc. I am already amazed that the pop-up ads which track my purchases or product searches clutter the screen immediately.
Hackers can learn the code for your household appliances, TV, garage door opener, etc!
Paranoid is a condition which convinces a person that someone is out to get them. Well
I give my email address out freely and haven't suffered from it. I admit you're safer if you don't, but I think it's far from the worst practice.
If you have a strong password, giving out your email address is not a huge problem. Mine is pretty easy to guess, anyway - it's just my first name dot my last name @gmail.com.
There are much more important security measures to take.
Read it to believe it!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/17/your-money/identity-chaos-courtesy-of-your-federal-government.html?ref=todayspaper
mtierney said:
Read it to believe it!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/17/your-money/identity-chaos-courtesy-of-your-federal-government.html?ref=todayspaper
Yup. Sometimes things get screwed up.
Though I'm not sure why they kept bringing Experian into that piece. It seemed unrelated to the story.
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Today's NYT has a special section, Bits, which covers the hacker world in which we all play..
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/hacking-for-security-and-getting-paid-for-it/?ref=todayspaper