Re:Rewards for loyal spenders are 'a honey pot for hackers'
by PakG1 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @07:12PM
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Honestly, that seems to describe a lot of companies, including some tech companies, not sure it's unique to loyalty program companies.
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Re:Rewards for loyal spenders are 'a honey pot for hackers'
by bitwize on Saturday May 11, 2019 @09:56PM
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Indeed, and that should leave you very scared about the security of MANY online services, not just rewards programs!
Some things to note:
1) A lot of "tech companies" are really marketing companies.
2) These companies tend to experience weed-like growth, especially during the early stages, which causes other companies to adopt their practices (Dickensian-orphanage employee seating, emphasis on features and innovation rather than quality, short development cycles) in the belief that doing so will make them more innovative and hence competitive in the cloud era -- a form of cargo-cult management.