[clug] Dangerous Dave's talk

[Scott Ferguson]

On 10/03/15 10:20, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-03-06 at 16:55 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 06/03/15 10:08, Bob Edwards wrote:
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>>> I sometimes wonder why the (disproportionate?) interest in online
>>> banking vs. other online activities where rich metadata is being
>>> freely given to foreign-controlled entities? Is guarding online
>>> banking a privacy issue or a theft issue?
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>> Good point Bob.
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>> Both, theft and privacy. The latter (ID theft) can lead to financial losses.
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>> I 'suspect' it's simpler for (some?) people to access the potential loss
>> when it's translated into money. I'd also note that some people might be
>> shocked at how much personal data the banks have access to - and how
>> widely it's distributed. e.g. Woolworth's data mining service station,
>> credit card, and checkout data to determine an "untapped" market on
>> Saturday mornings of fathers buying petrol, nappies and milk (actual
>> case).
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> {{citation needed}}


O'Reilly?

Do you think this is /.?
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