Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Personal details of nearly 200 million US citizens exposed
BBC ^ | 6.19.17

Posted on 06/19/2017 1:49:25 PM PDT by ItsOnlyDaryl

Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee. The 1.1 terabytes of data includes birthdates, home addresses, telephone numbers and political views of nearly 62% of the entire US population. The data was available on a publicly accessible Amazon cloud server. Anyone could access the data as long as they had a link to it.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: amazoncloud; cybersecurity; databreach; deeprootanalytics; rnc; rncdatabreach; upguard

1 posted on 06/19/2017 1:49:25 PM PDT by ItsOnlyDaryl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

so what’s the link????


2 posted on 06/19/2017 1:52:13 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

This story has a fishy smell as there is an investigation into the NADRA breach and related to the Molly McCaulsky murder.

Sound like someone is trying to make the RNC the fall guy.


3 posted on 06/19/2017 1:54:54 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Manly Warrior

Does the link not show up for you? It’s working on my end.


4 posted on 06/19/2017 1:56:54 PM PDT by ItsOnlyDaryl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

Well, if it’s any consolation, this data can’t be used for commercial or political persuasion, because the subjects have passed.

Then again, with the Dems so set against voting security, maybe these souls can rise and vote again. /S

And, why would the RNC have a monopoly on this sort of data?


5 posted on 06/19/2017 2:12:28 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

Subtract the illegals and that’s about everyone.


6 posted on 06/19/2017 2:53:36 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Manly Warrior

click the read more link at the end of the excerpt.
Or does it no show up for you?


7 posted on 06/19/2017 2:57:00 PM PDT by deport
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

So I guess the libs will have more people to target and by that I mean, drive them out of their businesses or jobs with boycotts for being in possession of “wrong thoughts.”


8 posted on 06/19/2017 3:04:23 PM PDT by ransomnote
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hostage

Huh?

The RNC has for years given over its major data contracts to hacks like these guys. The co-founder of this firm also did the data for Jeb 16.

Business as usual, such stupidity from them does not surprise me. Could it have been done because someone was paid off to make that information available?

Sure it is an overwhelmingly corrupt crowd too. But in this case, I suspect the simplest explanation fits—it’s just the Stupid Party at work.


9 posted on 06/19/2017 3:16:56 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

“Deep Root Analytics” made the mistake according to the article.


10 posted on 06/19/2017 4:29:51 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: deport

Not the BBC, to the database.


11 posted on 06/19/2017 4:39:18 PM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Manly Warrior

That was my thought too. So which one of us downloaded it and how much for my copy with the goodguy dicscount?


12 posted on 06/19/2017 4:41:53 PM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl

other articles say that the discover notified amazon, which notified the owners, and that they closed the access before anything got out.


13 posted on 06/19/2017 5:19:25 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl
B.S. !
The REAL GUILTY PARTY IS THE DemocRATS !

The Democratic National Committee REFUSED to allow their computers and servers to be searched for evidence.
WHY ?
I propose that
Consider the following information about the SO CALLED Russian Hacking.
I believe it was the Democratic National Committee who was DOING the hacking and leaving FALSE TRACES of the Russians.
We MUST INVESTIGATE the Democratic National Committee's servers ! ! !

Let's review a few pieces of history, such as: Now based on the articles linked above, I propose to you that it is VERY POSSIBLE AND CREDIBLE
On the other side of the issue is: Now, I trust former Senator Jim DeMint, and I trust Rush and Glenn.
But all former Senator Jim DeMint has is the document he was shown and briefed upon, and they came from a corrupted agency under Obama and his minions.

In closing, let me make it clear that
14 posted on 06/19/2017 5:23:00 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ItsOnlyDaryl
Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee.

Sounds like the author's playing word games Unless the marketing firm has but one client, then this sentence would be just as valid for any of their clients:

Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by insert any client here.

15 posted on 06/19/2017 7:08:37 PM PDT by piasa
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson