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Friday, July 19, 2002

Is FBI Behind BN.com Security Hole

With federal agents now surfing the web, monitoring your TV habits via the cable guy, and issuing warrants to bookstores for your purchase records, could this be just another hidden attempt by DOJ and America's favorite jack-booted teddy bear to let agents spy on the average American citizen and see what we're reading?

Nah, of course not. That's silly. Only an unpatriotic, paranoid, conspiracy theorist could think such a thing.

This is a breach, but a fairly minor one since credit card numbers are not exposed. It's a little eerie to have your purchase records available, but no reason for real concern. After all, if you're not guilty of anything why should you worry about people knowing what books you buy. We're all just one big, happy family. (Oh, Mom -- that book on lesbian women's studies I bought last year was a gift. I certainly don't read such things...)

BN.com: The Hole Story. It's a minor flaw compared to others in the e-commerce privacy-breach annals, but a hole found in BarnesandNoble.com's site again raises the question: Why do they take so long to fix? By Danit Lidor.
[Wired News]

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