[Ipg-smz] E3 leaks journalist data

[Christine Hall]

So far, all of the data you mention are only items that would've been 
freely available on nearly everyone in a phone book in the days when 
everyone was tethered to a land line. If there's no SS number, banking 
info, or stuff like that, I can't see where this is really a big thing.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 8/3/19 7:46 AM, Tara Calishain via Ipg-smz wrote:
> Just FYI in case you didn't see it.
> https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/02/e3-data-leak/
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> Each year, the Entertainment Software Association 
> <https://venturebeat.com/tag/entertainment-software-association/> hands 
> out hundreds of “press badges” to certain members of the press. To get 
> one of these badges, I have given the organization my name, phone 
> number, home address, and more each year for the last half-decade. That 
> info goes onto a spreadsheet that the ESA hands out to its member 
> companies. This makes it easier for those companies to invite press to 
> E3 events and meetings.
> 
> Up until yesterday, however, that list was accessible anyone who clicked 
> on a button on the ESA website, as first spotted by YouTube creator 
> Sophia Narwitz <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDflWZ1CbrA&t=69s>. ---
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