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Title: What does this remind you of?
Post by: elvinstar on April 29, 2011, 06:16: I saw this on MSNBC (http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/27/6544610-sony-sued-could-bleed-billions-following-playstation-network-hack) and it reminded me of some situation that I read about here... Anyone remember what it was?

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On Wednesday Kristopher Johns of Alabama filed a suit in U.S. District Court accusing Sony of "negligence in data security" and of not taking "reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users" as well as for taking too long to notify him and other customers that their data had been pilfered.

Johns and his attorneys are seeking class action status for the case as well as monetary compensation and free credit card monitoring for everyone affected.
Title: Re: What does this remind you of?
Post by: cathyslife on April 29, 2011, 06:37: Sounds familiar. Very familiar.

It will be interesting to see the outcome of this case.
Title: Re: What does this remind you of?
Post by: lisafx on April 29, 2011, 12:02: Very interesting. Thanks for posting this Elvin :)
Title: Re: What does this remind you of?
Post by: donding on April 29, 2011, 19:18: Quote from: elvinstar on April 29, 2011, 06:16
I saw this on MSNBC ([url]http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/27/6544610-sony-sued-could-bleed-billions-following-playstation-network-hack[/url]) and it reminded me of some situation that I read about here... Anyone remember what it was?

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On Wednesday Kristopher Johns of Alabama filed a suit in U.S. District Court accusing Sony of "negligence in data security" and of not taking "reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users" as well as for taking too long to notify him and other customers that their data had been pilfered.

Johns and his attorneys are seeking class action status for the case as well as monetary compensation and free credit card monitoring for everyone affected.

Are you thinking of the ordeal with Facebook not to long ago with the privacy issue?
Title: Re: What does this remind you of?
Post by: elvinstar on April 29, 2011, 20:23: Well, for those of us without an account, Facebook is always good for a laugh, but that's not what I was thinking of...