http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-much-is-your-personal-data-worth.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:46:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-much-is-your-personal-data-worth.html/comment-page-1#comment-4484 Tim Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:35:04 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=767#comment-4484 It shouldn't be legal to sell that kind of stuff. Personal information should be kept that way - personal. It shouldn’t be legal to sell that kind of stuff. Personal information should be kept that way – personal.

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-much-is-your-personal-data-worth.html/comment-page-1#comment-4471 LAMoneyGuy Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:14:30 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=767#comment-4471 That's interesting, I didn't know that. See how much we learn from each other on these blogs? That’s interesting, I didn’t know that. See how much we learn from each other on these blogs?

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-much-is-your-personal-data-worth.html/comment-page-1#comment-4467 jim Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:49:20 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=767#comment-4467 Well, ChoicePoint wasn't supposed to even hold the data that it was holding and while some of it is available through these services (who get this data from public sources), some of it was not public (like credit card numbers). Either way, it's scary. Well, ChoicePoint wasn’t supposed to even hold the data that it was holding and while some of it is available through these services (who get this data from public sources), some of it was not public (like credit card numbers). Either way, it’s scary.

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-much-is-your-personal-data-worth.html/comment-page-1#comment-4466 LAMoneyGuy Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:29:37 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=767#comment-4466 It's scary how easily the bad guys can get whatever info they want. Then, ironically, we hear about security of information breaches at places like ChoicePoint. I have two problems with that. 1) if you can just buy the info, isn't a security breach simply someone stealing their "inventory" without paying for it? 2) what are they doing with my info in the first place. If they didn't collect it, they wouldn't have to send me a letter apologizing that someone got to it without paying for it! It’s scary how easily the bad guys can get whatever info they want. Then, ironically, we hear about security of information breaches at places like ChoicePoint. I have two problems with that. 1) if you can just buy the info, isn’t a security breach simply someone stealing their “inventory” without paying for it? 2) what are they doing with my info in the first place. If they didn’t collect it, they wouldn’t have to send me a letter apologizing that someone got to it without paying for it!

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