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I can say I'm surprised, but only by the fact it is Australia. I had figured they wouldn't have given a fuck since it was related to video games.
The law is good but I always believe that a problem is over blown when politicians get involved. But yeha,Sony screwed up the situation with the slow PR response.
The Australian government already ruined my favorite porn site, abbywinters, and are now trying to ruin video games. no sense down under.
Interesting. I can't help but wonder about the details, and hope they get some technology experts involved with the writing.
The simple truth is, intrusions happen all the time. Low level hacking attempts get past the first line of defense quite often. We don't get told that, of course, because log checks show that nothing was compromised, but do companies have to blow the sirens on initial discovery, anyway?
If we get "your data may have been stolen" emails and media websites light up every time someone pokes into a DMZ or peeks behind the first firewall, then I can't help but think that Australian consumers are in for a very panic-filled, eye-opening time.
The simple truth is, intrusions happen all the time. Low level hacking attempts get past the first line of defense quite often. We don't get told that, of course, because log checks show that nothing was compromised, but do companies have to blow the sirens on initial discovery, anyway?
If we get "your data may have been stolen" emails and media websites light up every time someone pokes into a DMZ or peeks behind the first firewall, then I can't help but think that Australian consumers are in for a very panic-filled, eye-opening time.
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"Sony insists it didn't know that details were compromised before it made the problem public"
That's the EXACT reason Sony should have notified everyone right away. Because they DIDN'T KNOW. Not knowing does not equal "oh, everyone must be o.k." Not knowing means there's a 50/50 chance.
Just more proof that Sony doesn't give two shits about it's customers.
"Sony insists it didn't know that details were compromised before it made the problem public"
That's the EXACT reason Sony should have notified everyone right away. Because they DIDN'T KNOW. Not knowing does not equal "oh, everyone must be o.k." Not knowing means there's a 50/50 chance.
Just more proof that Sony doesn't give two shits about it's customers.
@Ray Tarded: That's some of the most twisted logic I've ever heard.
"We have no idea what the issue is yet, but let's just assume the worst and make an announcement to send our customers into a total panic without having any facts at all." Uh, yeah. Great plan ya got there, boss.
"We have no idea what the issue is yet, but let's just assume the worst and make an announcement to send our customers into a total panic without having any facts at all." Uh, yeah. Great plan ya got there, boss.
So it's a law created in the wake of Sony already having done what the law said?
I think it's pretty absurd for people to think Sony lied about not knowing personal data might have been stolen. The sooner they told the public, the fewer the people that would have legitimate problems because of it.
I suppose it's possible, but it doesn't make much sense..
I think it's pretty absurd for people to think Sony lied about not knowing personal data might have been stolen. The sooner they told the public, the fewer the people that would have legitimate problems because of it.
I suppose it's possible, but it doesn't make much sense..
@Ray Tarded
If that's your proof that Sony doesn't care, then do you understand that no one else cares, as well? How do you feel about that? Are you mad at everyone else? No one hits the panic button on first discovery. NO ONE.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't have been notified sooner, as Sony's consultants began to realize the scope of the intrusion, but "right away"? It doesn't happen.
Also "not knowing means there's a 50/50 chance" makes no sense at all, not unless they knew right away how far the intruder has gone, which they obviously did not. That's like saying "someone has gotten past the main gate, so there is a 50/50 chance the president is dead".
There should be an investigation by a governing body, along with disclosure of the investigation results, at which point professionals (hopefully not politicians) can tells us what was done right and what was done wrong, and at what point Sony knew that personal data might have been compromised. I've gotten kind of tired of people/media with absolutely no understanding of network security or access to any actual details telling me what I should think about the situation.
If that's your proof that Sony doesn't care, then do you understand that no one else cares, as well? How do you feel about that? Are you mad at everyone else? No one hits the panic button on first discovery. NO ONE.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't have been notified sooner, as Sony's consultants began to realize the scope of the intrusion, but "right away"? It doesn't happen.
Also "not knowing means there's a 50/50 chance" makes no sense at all, not unless they knew right away how far the intruder has gone, which they obviously did not. That's like saying "someone has gotten past the main gate, so there is a 50/50 chance the president is dead".
There should be an investigation by a governing body, along with disclosure of the investigation results, at which point professionals (hopefully not politicians) can tells us what was done right and what was done wrong, and at what point Sony knew that personal data might have been compromised. I've gotten kind of tired of people/media with absolutely no understanding of network security or access to any actual details telling me what I should think about the situation.
At this rate, Nintendo and Microsoft won't have to bother fighting to win the console race, Sony is just going to get themselves outlawed.
On the one hand, Australia doesnt need more restrictions when it comes to gaming. On the other hand, fuck Sony. Not a fanboy of anything and Ill end up getting a PS3 eventually when Ive got the extra cash, but I just fucking hate Sony.
This law seems pointless. Sony claims that they didn't know. Even if they're lying, I don't see how anyone could prove it. Any law that you can get around by saying "We didn't know" seems like a pointless law to me.
Those numbers don't add up, Jim.
1.5 million accounts? Sony said only 12,700 credit card numbers were compromised, and not all of those (if any) were Australian cards. That's a huge difference from 1.5 mil. Unless they're creating a new law because those 1,560,791 PSN members were upset that they couldn't log into their accounts (unlikely), it should probably be noted that very few Australians had their information actually breached as a result of this attack.
Source: http://www.destructoid.com/new-attack-on-sony-loses-12-700-credit-card-numbers-200240.phtml
1.5 million accounts? Sony said only 12,700 credit card numbers were compromised, and not all of those (if any) were Australian cards. That's a huge difference from 1.5 mil. Unless they're creating a new law because those 1,560,791 PSN members were upset that they couldn't log into their accounts (unlikely), it should probably be noted that very few Australians had their information actually breached as a result of this attack.
Source: http://www.destructoid.com/new-attack-on-sony-loses-12-700-credit-card-numbers-200240.phtml
oh, wait, answered my own question, goddamn I am a IMDB detective. Snaked the name on that plaque and searched the shit out of it. It TOTALLY. IS. HIM. WHOA.
hope everyone learns a valuable lesson in this incident.
i guess you could say Sony was the test subject in this incident, and companies will start taking precautions now even though they should have done it from the very start.
still can't wait for PSN to back up :P
i guess you could say Sony was the test subject in this incident, and companies will start taking precautions now even though they should have done it from the very start.
still can't wait for PSN to back up :P
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