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Kasz216 on 01 May 2011
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thismeintiel said:
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CGI-Quality said:
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30 Days of Playstation Plus is just... silly.

Hopefully the software offered is pretty decent.

Why is it silly? It gets people on board to see what that service is like (including giving away free games/themes/DLC/early beta access and free Qore episodes). I don't see anything wrong with that, especially given that they didn't even have to offer that.


They are trying to turn a bad PR stunt into a marketing gimic... and not even a good one.

Also, yeah... yeah they did have to offer that.  They lost a ton of peoples information... and a lot of people are mad.  Don't be surprised if they end up having to offer more, and eventually offer credit monitering services.

Agree to disagree, things could have been much worse and no.....no they didn't have to offer anything.

They did if they wanted to appear like they care for their customers.  It's basic operating procedure.  To not, would of actually hurt them pretty badly.

Also how could things of been much worse?  The information lost was more dangerous then any credit card numbers.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/226500/what_does_sony_owe_consumers_after_psn_nightmare.html

And most of this stuff has been overblown to get hits to websites.  And since when can you go into a bank and say, "Hey, I'm John Doe and I don't have any proof of identity, but I have a name and address" and they actually open the account for you, plus give you a debit card?  When I started an account, I needed my SSN and Driver's License Number (both of which are never asked of you from PSN).  And to even get a Driver's License I had to have my SS card, my birth certificate, and 2 pieces of mail to prove where I lived.  Again, I have no idea where you're getting that info and copies of those records from hacking the PSN.  The fact is, companies freely trade your info with each other all the time.  That's why you get spam emails and junk mail addressed to you personally.  And really, anyone could look up your name in the phone book to get your number and address.

The worst thing that MAY have happened is the access to your CC number.  Again, that was encrypted and Sony isn't 100% that it occurred, but are taking the neccessary steps just in case.  Another possible bad thing is that someone may have been able to see our PSN password, which means you should change any paswwords that are similar.  And Sony is already going to force everyone to change their passwords once PSN is up and running.

I got that from... security experts in the field.  Also from people I know who in fact have gotten credit in other peoples name.

So... direct expierence and expert testimony.

Banks actually aren't required to get your SS# for example.

http://dailypaul.com/106790/opening-a-bank-account-without-an-social-security-number

 

There is plenty you can pull.  Heck my friend didn't need anything but a Name and an adress to get a credit card in his dad's name.