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WrtCdEvrydy on Feb 6, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Notices have already been issued under Australia’s...

> We didn't give random people loans in your name, your identity was stolen.

When you shift responsibility from the provider to the customer, you play right into the security blame game.

indigo945 on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

So, if I put a post-it with my PIN and SSN on my credit card and give that to a random stranger, it's the bank's fault?

WrtCdEvrydy on Feb 6, 2019 | [–]

So, the celebrities put their password in a post-it on their iPhone?

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