It's a sad state of affairs when a company quickly fixing a security hole (and thanking the person who discovered it) makes the headlines.
Exercise-tracking app not QUITE fit for purpose
Popular fitness app MyFitnessPal, used by 65 million people, has fixed a vulnerability that exposed personal information including date of birth records. The profiles allowed users to fill out their private location data including country, state, and city but not street-level addresses for the purposes of linking neighbours. …
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Monday 22nd September 2014 11:18 GMT Flocke Kroes
It has caused trouble once ...
... trying to buy a large TV. Someone claiming to be the supplier called me and asked security questions which I refused to answer on the grounds that I had no idea who she was. The concept that she had to prove her identity to me was beyond her. The supplier had no provision for a customer phoning in to answer security questions. The next supplier was just as bad. The third supplier would not accept my credit card because of 'failed transactions'. I ended up going to the shop and paying cash. I think that is far less hassle than someone getting a loan for me and withdrawing £40,000.
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Monday 22nd September 2014 23:00 GMT phil dude
fake data is a lifestyle choice...
Really, the exercise app is a brilliant idea, but only needs an approximation of your data.
Then again, I have been seeding the whole commercial system of the world with highly likely mis-spelling of my names.
Funnily enough, the local DMV does it without asking...
P.