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The tl;dr is that the victim was Australian and the court proceedings were heard in the US. Unless they're put before a court in Australia she's under no obliga

by tjpnz 3y ago

The tl;dr is that the victim was Australian and the court proceedings were heard in the US. Unless they're put before a court in Australia she's under no obligation to pay. Knowing a bit about Australian society it would not go down well if they tried. I would've used the money she spent on a US IP lawyer to sue Medibank for negligently allowing her personal information to be hacked and sold on the dark web. At the very least I hope she's part of the class action.

tiew9Vii 3y ago
She’s under no obligation to pay but I do wonder if she ever decides to take a trip to the US if she will be escorted away from the airport under police escort on landing. That’s a big worry if I was in her shoes. The next big data breach in Australia will be from the wave or realestate rental “startups”, it’s only a matter of time. The sites are badly designed which doesn’t give much faith in security. Also the largest being a Murdoch subsidiary which I guess the data conveniently has huge money value for ad targeting… The online rental application companies collect (require) more data than any paper rental application form, credit card/bank/mortgage application, or visa application. It’s also unregulated! They’ve positioned themselves so a large number of rental applications have to go through them to apply. The amount of detailed sensitive pii data they hold has to be huge. It’s a treasure trove for any hacker and an easier target than a bank or insurance company.
- r00fus 3y ago
  > She’s under no obligation to pay but I do wonder if she ever decides to take a trip to the US if she will be escorted away from the airport under police escort on landing. That’s a big worry if I was in her shoes. Do connecting flights in the US count? It's possible also that airlines can reroute flights to connect through the US.
  - royroyroys 3y ago
    There are no international terminals in the US so you will need to enter the US if flying via the US.

by tjpnz 3y ago

tiew9Vii 3y ago

She’s under no obligation to pay but I do wonder if she ever decides to take a trip to the US if she will be escorted away from the airport under police escort on landing. That’s a big worry if I was in her shoes. The next big data breach in Australia will be from the wave or realestate rental “startups”, it’s only a matter of time. The sites are badly designed which doesn’t give much faith in security. Also the largest being a Murdoch subsidiary which I guess the data conveniently has huge money value for ad targeting… The online rental application companies collect (require) more data than any paper rental application form, credit card/bank/mortgage application, or visa application. It’s also unregulated! They’ve positioned themselves so a large number of rental applications have to go through them to apply. The amount of detailed sensitive pii data they hold has to be huge. It’s a treasure trove for any hacker and an easier target than a bank or insurance company.

r00fus 3y ago
> She’s under no obligation to pay but I do wonder if she ever decides to take a trip to the US if she will be escorted away from the airport under police escort on landing. That’s a big worry if I was in her shoes. Do connecting flights in the US count? It's possible also that airlines can reroute flights to connect through the US.
- royroyroys 3y ago
  There are no international terminals in the US so you will need to enter the US if flying via the US.