Comments on: Your Bank Might Know More About You Than You Know

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:53:59 +0000

I don’t care. If I post something on the web or “befriend” somebody – bank may use it as well.

There are a lot more dangerous people.

By: Julian Knight

Julian Knight — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:51:29 +0000

It is clear from other threads that I’ve seen that Facebook data is indeed for sale and that many company’s have access to the “private” data. Indeed, the terms and conditions do NOT exclude this “use”.

So I am sure that the bank does indeed have access. However, if my bank did that to me I would certainly go ballistic. I would then demand to know ALL of the information they hold about me. I would then contact the Data Commissioner and ask some pointed questions about the banks data protection processes.

Of course, being somewhat knowledgeable about these things, I can say that I NEVER put anything on Facebook that I wouldn’t be happy putting on an open website. I sincerely hope that articles like this raise awareness of this gaping hole in “privacy”.

Regards, Julian Knight
http://it.knightnet.org.uk, http://www.totallyinformation.com

By: Tu banco puede saber más sobre ti que tú mismo | MuyInternet

Tu banco puede saber más sobre ti que tú mismo | MuyInternet — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:12:32 +0000

[...] Este hecho nos hace preguntarnos hasta que punto las redes sociales pueden influir en nuestras vidas privadas. Si un banco es capaz de obtener información confidencial a través de estos servicios, ¿qué podría hacer un experto ciberdelincuente?. A pesar de que Facebook ha aumentado su seguridad en estos días, es curioso que nuestra información se queda registrada en los servidores de la red social aún después de habernos dado de baja. En un mundo en el que cada vez nos sentimos más vigilados, siendo “pasto de nuestro propio ganado”, ¿Cuál será finalmente el precio que tendremos que pagar?. [...]

By: Rush

Rush — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:10:02 +0000

Scary, but standard. I’ve been through that with my payroll company. After changing my password at the end of the month, as opposed to when it expired, I couldn’t access their server. I had to call and answer a ton of questions first. I had a fit.
Not because they were pulling public info and storing it, although that absolutely got my attention. What really got me was much of what they were basing their “Identity inquiry” was almost half inaccurate. Choices of streets I had never resided on, information that would have been true… were I my father, and a criminal offense committed by someone who’s last name and first initial were the same, but lived two thousand miles away.
With all the effort that they are putting into identifying customers, they should considering paying someone, just one dude even, to validate the information’s accuracy.

By: yogi

yogi — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:38:33 +0000

I agree, this is scary.

I don’t understand why the bank would interfere with a legitimate transaction and I definitely would not want my bank to be following me around – that’s just crazy.