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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: Google's Mistake |
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This is not going to help them catch up with cyworld or others in Korea.
http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20060801/910000000020060801201147E2.html
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Personal data of over 95,000 S. Koreans leaked via Google
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The personal data of around 95,000 South Koreans remains vulnerable to abuse and misuse at Google Inc., the world's largest online search engine, the Information Ministry said Tuesday.
According to the ministry, which conducted the screening for a week from July 24, the citizen registration numbers of 95,219 people were found to have been compromised on Google's database.
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:15 am Post subject: Re: Google's Mistake |
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And they say that eliminating anonymity will solve all their problems. Maybe they should just thank Google.
EDIT: My woman just saw this on the news, and she's freaking out right now. |
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Kyrei
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: |
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I just Googled my ID number and it was safe: provided me with the arithmatic calculation of the subraction of the two numbers. Hell, I didn't even know Google did that!
Any more details on this situation? |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah I read that as well. It seems Google isn't responding very well to the problem. |
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Return Jones
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
Location: I will see you in far-off places
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| I don't quite understand why Google is at fault. Doesn't Google just indiscriminately scour the net for all data that is available and then catalogue it? Where did they go wrong exactly? How did they cross the line if this data was free for viewing in the first place? Surely Google can't get into password protected zones, can it? |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:00 am Post subject: |
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Google is not at fault.
Google is a tool that collects information on the Web, if the construction of a website is done badly, ANYONE could get taht information, including Google.
quit funny. |
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Return Jones
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
Location: I will see you in far-off places
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:04 am Post subject: |
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| Juregen wrote: |
Google is not at fault.
Google is a tool that collects information on the Web, if the construction of a website is done badly, ANYONE could get taht information, including Google.
quit funny. |
That's what I thought, too. |
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