The company is dancing around the question of what it knew and when it knew it, but the security problem was not a revelation for it this week.
Evan Schuman |
17 Jan |
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No independent verification yet that the problem has been eradicated.
Evan Schuman |
17 Jan |
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In a case of convenience for users trumping security, Starbucks has been storing the passwords for its mobile-payment app, along with geolocation data, in clear text.
Evan Schuman |
15 Jan |
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If your company doesn't yet have a mobile-specific privacy policy, it's time to get to work.
Evan Schuman |
07 Jan |
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Companies have to fully confront the privacy issues they face and rethink their policies from the bottom up.
Evan Schuman |
31 Dec |
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The way Target deployed triple DES encryption for debit card PINs makes its statement about the unlikelihood that they were in danger much more believable.
Evan Schuman |
29 Dec |
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Issuing deceptive statements is no way to win back customers' trust. That's a lesson for anyone who might find itself in Target's position someday.
Evan Schuman |
28 Dec |
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A sale, right before Christmas? What an extraordinary step for a retailer to take! And that hefty 10% off is available to everyone. Target's millions of breach victims must be feeling very special.
Evan Schuman |
24 Dec |
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Instagram is going to let you send messages and images to small subsets of your friends and family. It's a clever way to get more of your data into the hands of marketers.
Evan Schuman |
17 Dec |
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