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Re:Notices have already been issued under Australia’s new en... by saagarjha on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @12:25PM (#19097293)
> Apple Cloud was hacked and celebrity pictures were stolen and noone batted an eye.

iCloud was not hacked; the celebrities were spear phished: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_leaks_of_celebrity_phot...

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Re:Notices have already been issued under Australia’s new en... by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:13PM (#19097885)
> We didn't give random people loans in your name, your identity was stolen.

When you shift responsibility from the provider to the customer, you play right into the security blame game.

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Re:Notices have already been issued under Australia’s new en... by indigo945 on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:29PM (#19098082)
So, if I put a post-it with my PIN and SSN on my credit card and give that to a random stranger, it's the bank's fault?
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Re:Notices have already been issued under Australia’s new en... by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:41PM (#19098203)
So, the celebrities put their password in a post-it on their iPhone?
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