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Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by asimpletune on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:08AM (#36919449)
One thing I don't like about these class action settlements is there's no way to easily know if the site you're putting all your information on is legit or not. An attacker could easily make a fake site which could serve as a possible vector for future attacks.

This is really the kind of thing that should be behind a .gov TLD or something of that nature.

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by ajdude on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:35AM (#36919672)
It's even worse when you look at their privacy policy. Who signed off on this?

https://angeion-public.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Privacy_Policy....

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by pmoriarty on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:12AM (#36919965)
I never believe privacy policies anyway.

I go on the assumption that anything I ever reveal on the internet will become public knowledge at some point.

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by SpikyBlackHard on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:26AM (#36920640)
I've always been surprised that this surprised some people.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by AlbertCory on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:28AM (#36921193)
it's worse: anything you put on a computer will become public. Paper and pen rule.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by highwaylights on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:13PM (#36921647)
Paper can be read, that’s why I whisper all my secrets into my seashell.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by AlbertCory on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:37PM (#36921916)
everything COULD be digitized these days. I could put a tiny mic into your seashell.

But physically hiding or locking up your secrets still works.

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by paulmd on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:54PM (#36922110)
a properly implemented Secure Seashell Enclave is pretty much proof against most non-state actors though. What’s your threat model?
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by worksonmine on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:52PM (#36922726)
Until shellbleed comes along.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by AlbertCory on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:09PM (#36924035)
OK, deal with this:

I keep my seashell in a Farraday bag when I'm not using it. When I am, I put on a Farraday Helmet (tm) so the shell is inside it.

Beat that!

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by samstave on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:57PM (#36922139)
The good thing is that when your seashell is spied upon, it only produced a soft lull of white noise putting your surveillers to sleep.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by SkyMarshal on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:17PM (#36922380)
I guess you haven't heard about the side-channel attacks exploiting frequency throttling of the echos emanating from seashells.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by WirelessGigabit on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:53PM (#36922736)
I use my seashells in the bathroom. 3 of them.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by gumby on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:26PM (#36923040)
I just forget my secrets so nobody can know them.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by 8organicbits on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:11PM (#36922909)
Setting the stage for the next class action lawsuit? Joining a class shouldn't have such privacy impacts.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by jtokoph on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:53AM (#36919808)
There is at least a government site that links here: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/notices/facebook-privacy-settl...
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by iLoveOncall on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:26AM (#36920086)
Facebook links there if you may be a part of the lawsuit too. I got the notification and so did my girlfriend.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by h1fra on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:55AM (#36919828)
Court should make it mandatory that the website (e.g: facebook) displays the official link on his homepage + .gov tld indeed.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by paulluuk on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:05AM (#36919904)
While I do agree, I can already see the trolling on the facebook/google homepage: <CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE CLASS ACTION ENTITLED: NEED HAIR PILLS? GO TO HAIRPILL.COM>
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by h1fra on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:10AM (#36919957)
It's a requirement in France when company loose a trial that users should be aware of (e.g: privacy, etc.). It's not perfect and maybe not immune to "trolling" but it's efficient

Like this: https://www.numerama.com/sciences/28339-google-affiche-sa-co...

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by arbuge on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:17PM (#36921693)
> An attacker could easily make a fake site

Or hack into the legit sites themselves if their cybersecurity practices are subpar.

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by dheera on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:23PM (#36921765)
They also ask for my street address. Big, big, big nope.

I don't need to tell you where I sleep.

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by 8organicbits on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:09PM (#36922896)
Presumably so they can mail you a check?
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by dheera on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:46PM (#36923834)
If I use any of the electronic payment methods I shouldn't need to.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by bluepod4 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:08PM (#36922894)
> there's no way to easily know

Usually, I go to a source that I trust such as a particular news organization or an actual .gov site in order to verify. Then, I check another source that I trust.

Definitely annoying, but it only takes a minute or two. Honestly.

It’s interesting that you say that it should be behind a .gov or a particular TLD. Have you ever tried to reclaim “lost” money/property from your state’s treasury department? Those sites usually don’t have .gov or a specific TLD either.

For example, for Massachusetts the site is https://findmassmoney.com. It does seem questionable initially lol. But it only took a minute for me to verify that this is the site that the state government site “mass.gov” links to.

I can’t word this properly now but I wonder if the purpose of the url (similar to marketing strategies) is to get as many people to go to the site as possible.

Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by creamynebula on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:32PM (#36923101)
I rather think the naming is so that as little people as possible trust the site, so less people claim the money they are entitled to.
Re:Facebook users have less than a month to claim a piece of... by bluepod4 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:54PM (#36923914)
You’re probably right