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08-24-2016, 10:44 AM
Privacy watchdogs: Ashley Madison's security was 'unacceptable'
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The online security of **torious cheating website Ashley Madison had "unacceptable shortcomings."*
That fact must have been bitterly obvious to any of its users who had their names, emails and banking details leaked online in mid-2015. It's also the final judgment of a joint investigation between the Australian Privacy Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the results of which were published Wednesday (https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy-law/commissioner-initiated-investigation-reports/ashley-madison).
SEE ALSO: WhatsApp vs. Signal vs. Google Allo: Which app is best for privacy? (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/whatsapp-vs-signal/)
Owned by Avid Life Media (ALM), the site's troubles began in July 2015 (http://mashable.com/2015/07/20/ashley-madison-hack/) when a hacking group called The Impact Team threatened to leak user details unless the company shut down two of its adult dating sites, Established Men and Ashley Madison.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/ashley-madison-security-report/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The online security of **torious cheating website Ashley Madison had "unacceptable shortcomings."*
That fact must have been bitterly obvious to any of its users who had their names, emails and banking details leaked online in mid-2015. It's also the final judgment of a joint investigation between the Australian Privacy Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the results of which were published Wednesday (https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy-law/commissioner-initiated-investigation-reports/ashley-madison).
SEE ALSO: WhatsApp vs. Signal vs. Google Allo: Which app is best for privacy? (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/whatsapp-vs-signal/)
Owned by Avid Life Media (ALM), the site's troubles began in July 2015 (http://mashable.com/2015/07/20/ashley-madison-hack/) when a hacking group called The Impact Team threatened to leak user details unless the company shut down two of its adult dating sites, Established Men and Ashley Madison.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/ashley-madison-security-report/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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