WEEK 12 QUESTIONS

WEEK 12 EBUSINESS QUESTIONS

See if you can find an example of a privacy breach that was reported in the Australian or international news in the last 6 months. What were the consequences? i.e. legal, political, financial, personal etc. What action was taken in response to the privacy breach?

There is one example of a privacy breach which has happened in the last 6 months that i know of and that is where the Playstation 3 Network was hacked into and over 75 million users passwords, birthdays and credit card details were stolen. The consequences led to the playstation network being shut for a period of time while they tried to solve who did this. They have started using limited access again on the playstation network.

Reference: Herald Sun. (2011). Millions exposed By Playstation Hack. Retrieved on the 1^st June, 2011 from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/sonys-playstation-network-hacked-leaving-up-to-77-million-exposed/story-fn6bfkm6-1226045571195