Groupon leaks entire Indian user database

Re:Groupon leaks entire Indian user database by rkalla on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @09:18AM (#2705255)

I suppose we also have no verification that the passwords are no longer stored in plain text either, so changing it seems to be postponing the inevitable -- it is now a target for getting hacked again, with a delicious plain text payload as the reward for anyone doing it.

If my doctor was leaking my medical records left and right to advertisers around town, I would sue him... at some point leaking my online identity has to have some sort of repercussions behind it besides me getting online and being openly angry on the internet.

Yep, that'll do it ;)

ADDENDUM. Speak of the devil (another HN story): http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/06/cloud-site-dro...

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Re:Groupon leaks entire Indian user database by woodall on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @11:24AM (#2705745)

Wrote a quick command line Gmail password changer for this type of thing; if I see my username I can go ahead and start changing passwords. Hopefully I'll pound more out this weekend. http://christopherwoodall.com/gmail.py

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Re:Groupon leaks entire Indian user database by nickolai on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @09:59AM (#2705393)

> If my doctor was leaking my medical records left and right to advertisers around town, I would sue him... at some point leaking my online identity has to have some sort of repercussions behind it besides me getting online and being openly angry on the internet.

What would you do ? sue them? The EULA you have accepted usually forbids it, or limits the amount of damages you can claim to a few bucks. I am not a lawyer, but i doubt such an EULA would be declared void in court.

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Re:Groupon leaks entire Indian user database by pavel_lishin on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @10:11AM (#2705434)

Somehow, I think this wouldn't be the case. Otherwise, doctors would be throwing EULA agreements left and right, and saving millions on malpractice insurance fees.

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Re:Groupon leaks entire Indian user database by sunir on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @11:20AM (#2705737)

They do. They are called waivers. You sign them all the time when using the health care system.

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Re:Groupon leaks entire Indian user database by SoftwareMaven on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @11:46AM (#2705826)

I've never seen a complete waiver of rights. What you typically sign is an agreement to try arbitration before (or instead of) suing in the courts. I don't believe it is possible to waive the ability to be penalized for negligence, just the venue the penalty is assessed in.

Of course, said arbiter is much less likely to give out a seven digit award than a jury is.

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