Icyedge said:
Kasz216 said:
Icyedge said:
Gnizmo said:
Icyedge said:
Theres is other thing that can be use for sure. The student card can be trace back, passport ect. Here you cant get a credit card without providing 2 of those type of sources. It still leaves place for ID theft, but not with the information that store in Sonys database. Its no wander we dont ask companies to encrypt the name, adress and date of birth of their customer. That doesnt excuse Sony if there was negligence though.
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Well thats good. Glad for the Canadians at the least. Hopefully the USA will get a wake up call and either put more stringent requirments on credit cards, or on personal data storage. I suspect it won't happen, but it could.
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I hope for you, because if its as you claim, your neighbor, schoolmates and/or colleagues can have a credit card under your name pretty easily, let alone all of your family and friends.
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Actually, one of my friends was really pissed at his dad for some personal matters and did just that. Boy his dad was not happy when he found out... (because my friend couldn't pay the bill and he got a call... he didn't bother to change the contact info.)
I also had another friend who's credit was ruined because her ex husband took out a bunch of money and bought a bunch of furniture in credit, all on her name after they were divorced. He just had his girlfriend impersonate her.
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Does they at least had to steal some kind of ID or were they able to do that solely with name, address and date of birth? This would people possible here in Canada also since the people that you trust and are close to you have access to sensitive information.
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As fas as I know he just sent in the form that came in the mail putting down his name and address... and the ex husband just had his girlfriend sign her name on the forms.
