The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.
  • HasturInYellow@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50 minutes

    What!? One of the thousands of separate and individually “secured” systems that you have to give your information to on a daily basis failed? But how could this be? Everyone knows having 1747627994 points of possible failure is the only way to ensure digital security!

  • gedfromgont@piefed.caEnglish
    49 minutes

    So is this legally different than making a photocopy of your passport? Since that is supposedly not allowed but in the moment you are asked you are obviously going to comply as you really need a place to stay. If it is not I hope this company gets into the legal drama they deserve.