[Ipg-smz] E3 leaks journalist data

[Tara Calishain]

I didn't know what the "and more" was, because I have not ever gone to E3.
I do apologize for wasting your time.


On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 9:59 AM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> 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/
> >
> > --
> >
> > 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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