Sunday, April 25, 2004
Have you ever Googled for your credit card number?
A lot of people who have web sites don't know how to run them. They accidentally publish information they didn't mean to publish.
Someone on the nerd discussion board Slashdot typed his credit card number into Google and found it. One e-commerce company had stored his credit card information in the wrong place, where it was accessible to Google. He scorched several people's ears at the responsible company.
If you want a more technical explanation, the "Joat" (Jack Of All Trades) blog has an entry with more detail.
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Someone on the nerd discussion board Slashdot typed his credit card number into Google and found it. One e-commerce company had stored his credit card information in the wrong place, where it was accessible to Google. He scorched several people's ears at the responsible company.
If you want a more technical explanation, the "Joat" (Jack Of All Trades) blog has an entry with more detail.
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