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This is bad. Australia isn't know for it's strong privacy laws anyway, but with the kind of data that's now available out there, ID theft is going to be a huge
by Karupan 4y ago
This is bad. Australia isn't know for it's strong privacy laws anyway, but with the kind of data that's now available out there, ID theft is going to be a huge risk for almost half the country. Even if Optus gets sued, how the hell are people supposed to protect themselves?
- haser_au 4y agoTo protect themselves, I suspect services like "credit monitoring and alerting" services will see increased subscribers in coming months. I'm in no way affiliated, but an example is https://www.equifax.com.au/lp/protect-your-identity https://www.equifax.com.au/lp/protect-your-identity AUD$15 per month to tell you if your details are leaked or used to create an account in your name.
- peterkelly 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Equifax_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Equifax_data_breach