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Another US Voter Database Leak
- eli 10y agoBasic voter file data is available from many states directly under FOIA, sometimes for free. It's public records. If there are secrets that shouldn't be disclosed in these records, the bad guys already have them.
- miles 10y agoMacKeeper.com? Here's what MacKeeper is — and why you should avoid it http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-mackeeper-and-should-you-avoid-it-2015-12 http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-mackeeper-and-should-... MacKeeper Leaks 13 Million Mac Owners' Data, Leaves Passwords Open To Easy Cracking http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/14/mackeeper-13-million-apple-mac-data-leak-passwords/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/14/mackee... MacKeeper to pay out $2M in proposed class action settlement http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/10/mackeeper-to-pay-out-2m-in-proposed-class-action-settlement http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/10/mackeeper-to-pay-o... What 'MacKeeper' is and why you should avoid it http://www.imore.com/avoid-mackeeper http://www.imore.com/avoid-mackeeper Do not install MacKeeper https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3691 https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3691
- vonklaus 10y agoI did a double take when I saw the url.
- sjburt 10y agoEven weirder, the article claims to have been written by Chris Vickery, who discovered MacKeeper's unprotected user database(!). Did they hire him?
- vonklaus 10y agoi have never heard of vickery, however his contact information lists a kromtech email address. Kromtech has an our products section which lists mackeeper, trackmymac and memorykeeper. https://kromtech.com https://kromtech.com
- adamnemecek 10y agoWait Mackeeper is a legitimate company?
- peterkshultz 10y agoDidn't click the link because it's from MacKeeper. It's safe to read, right?
- MetricMike 10y agohttps://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XGoq5Fom9McJ:https://mackeeper.com/blog/post/239-another-us-voter-database-leak+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XGoq5F... google cached
- peterkshultz 10y agoMuch appreciated. I'm surprised the submission hasn't gotten flagged given the notorious reputation of MacKeeper.
- Spooky23 10y agoThis data is generally public, right? Unless it's a dataset that is linked to other metadata, I don't get the big deal here. In my state, I'm pretty sure you just walk in and can see the voter rolls without even a FOIA request.
- bsilvereagle 10y agoIn some states (but not necessarily all counties in the state) you can search voter rolls online. With a last name you get someone's address, which elections they've voted in, and what party they registered as in the primary. It's been a while since I've checked, but a phone number may also be available.
- Spooky23 10y agoTotally get that. Candidates and parties have much more data. They link people to all sorts of datasets. DMV, public employee rosters, union membership, etc. If a good political operation needs to engage with a bunch of gay teachers with household incomes >$100k who drive trucks and own a home, they can ID those people.