ARB
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I've noticed over the past few years that opinions of eBay vary widely amongst RFF members. I haven't had a negative experience transacting through eBay yet, but in light of this past week's news, wanted to alert fellow photographers to security concerns expressed by industry experts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27517907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
"...Prof Woodward said that if details suggesting the database had been accessed just using staff member's stolen username and passwords were correct, then it suggested 'eBay is not valuing our personal information as much as it should do... The crown jewels of a firm should be protected by two-factor authentication,' he said."
I am not interested in promoting or denigrating eBay, or in contributing to any such argument. I do see that some of us have bought and sold camera gear through the site, and wanted to help others protect their personal information. As a user, I was disappointed not to have been contacted directly by eBay, but to have learned of this breach only through the news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27517907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
"...Prof Woodward said that if details suggesting the database had been accessed just using staff member's stolen username and passwords were correct, then it suggested 'eBay is not valuing our personal information as much as it should do... The crown jewels of a firm should be protected by two-factor authentication,' he said."
I am not interested in promoting or denigrating eBay, or in contributing to any such argument. I do see that some of us have bought and sold camera gear through the site, and wanted to help others protect their personal information. As a user, I was disappointed not to have been contacted directly by eBay, but to have learned of this breach only through the news.
