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A reasonable headline could state "Google Fi essentially not affected by latest T-Mobile data breach". Look at the data "breached": > limited data including wh
by modeless 4y ago
A reasonable headline could state "Google Fi essentially not affected by latest T-Mobile data breach". Look at the data "breached":
> limited data including when your account was activated, data about your mobile service plan, SIM card serial number, and active or inactive account status.
> It does not contain your name, date of birth, email address, payment card information, social security number or tax IDs, driver’s license or other form of government ID, or financial account information, passwords or PINs that you may use for Google Fi, or the contents of any SMS messages or calls.
I mean, that's almost the minimum amount of data T-Mobile has to have to provide the service to Google Fi customers, and nothing else. The actual customer data is probably stored at Google, and is perfectly safe. The chances of someone being able to use the leaked data in a nefarious way seem practically nil.
- markdown 4y ago[flagged]
- rjbwork 4y agoOof. Trying to be a grammar pedant on the internet and getting it wrong. Big L there, homes.
- Dylan16807 4y agoAre you sure that's an attempted grammar nitpick? I thought they were saying the data lost clearly is non-negligible.
- rjbwork 4y agoI suppose I'm not, but given the parent is flagged and dead, and I've got a handful of upmods...my interpretation was the same as many others. This highlights the importance of clear communication.
- Dylan16807 4y agoWell, my interpretation still doesn't make it a good comment. I'm not against it being dead, even if it was completely clear and my interpretation was the only one.
- saagarjha 4y agoI mean the fact is that Google Fi gave my information to a third party that suffered from a breach, which leaked some amount of data. I’m happy it’s not that much data, personally, but it’s still a breach. And from other comments in the thread it seems like some were affected more than that.
- wildrhythms 4y agoI don't see anywhere in the statement where Fi customer information is given to a third party. Here's what it says: >system is used for Google Fi customer support purposes and contains limited data including when your account was activated, data about your mobile service plan, SIM card serial number, and active or inactive account status. >It does not contain your name, date of birth, email address, payment card information, social security number or tax IDs, driver’s license or other form of government ID, or financial account information, passwords or PINs that you may use for Google Fi, or the contents of any SMS messages or calls.
- koheripbal 4y agoSIM swaps were reported, so this is definitely a breach that impacts Google Fi customers.