According to the Canadian Press a law firm called McPhadden Samac Tuovi - based in Toronto - is "proposing the class action suit against Sony Japan, Sony USA, Sony Canada and other Sony entities for breach of privacy. The lawsuit claims damages in excess of $1 billion, which includes having Sony pay the costs of credit monitoring services and fraud insurance coverage for two years."
Yes, that's one billion Canadian dollars.
The report states that, "The representative plaintiff in the action, which contains allegations that haven't been proven in court, is Natasha Maksimovic, 21, of Mississauga, Ontario."
Ms Maksimovic, who is currently studying Marketing, says "If you can't trust a huge multinational corporation like Sony to protect your private information, who can you trust?"
The suit claims that, "The defendants delayed notifying the proper law enforcement agencies and delayed in notifying and/or warning the plaintiff and other class members of the potential theft of their personal information and/or financial data."
It also states that "The claim alleges Sony has exposed PlayStation and Qriocity users to identity theft and theft from bank and credit cards and "fear, anxiety (and) emotional distress."
Sony has 20 days to file a statement of defence in Canada, 40 days in the United States and 60 days outside Canada and the U.S.
Yes, that's one billion Canadian dollars.
The report states that, "The representative plaintiff in the action, which contains allegations that haven't been proven in court, is Natasha Maksimovic, 21, of Mississauga, Ontario."
Ms Maksimovic, who is currently studying Marketing, says "If you can't trust a huge multinational corporation like Sony to protect your private information, who can you trust?"
The suit claims that, "The defendants delayed notifying the proper law enforcement agencies and delayed in notifying and/or warning the plaintiff and other class members of the potential theft of their personal information and/or financial data."
It also states that "The claim alleges Sony has exposed PlayStation and Qriocity users to identity theft and theft from bank and credit cards and "fear, anxiety (and) emotional distress."
Sony has 20 days to file a statement of defence in Canada, 40 days in the United States and 60 days outside Canada and the U.S.
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DoctorDee 4 May 2011 11:30
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"If you can't trust a huge multinational corporation like Sony to protect your private information, who can you trust?"
Genius. If you can't count on vicious amoral faceless capitalist bastards to kiss 'ickle fluffy kittens, what can you count on?
Genius. If you can't count on vicious amoral faceless capitalist bastards to kiss 'ickle fluffy kittens, what can you count on?
deleted 4 May 2011 11:55
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@DoctorDee
You made me smile!
You made me smile!
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gingineer 4 May 2011 17:09
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Didn't the UK government loose a disk with all child benefit names addresses and bank account numbers on it!? I don't think this will be the last time this will happen as security will never be 100% full proof.
deleted 4 May 2011 21:17
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@gingineer
agreed the more digital we go with storage the easier it becomes for someone to steal that info, gone is the day of the bank robber with getaway drivers and AK47`s now its the digital theif who just needs a texet calculator and 2mb broadband!
agreed the more digital we go with storage the easier it becomes for someone to steal that info, gone is the day of the bank robber with getaway drivers and AK47`s now its the digital theif who just needs a texet calculator and 2mb broadband!