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Sony Compromised, Again
Konsalik writes "The hacker group LulzSec on Thursday posted information it took from Sony Entertainment and Sony BMG on its site, called the LulzBoat. Lulz Security said it broke into servers that run SonyPictures.com. The information includes about a million usernames and passwords of customers in the US, the Netherlands and Belgium and is available for download and posted on the group's site."
Case in point - I've been pro open source, anti IP laws, anti harsh pirating / copying fines for a very long time. I'm pretty liberal and I don't like big corporations. But this shit just pisses me off. They don't like Sony so they fuck over the services that millions of paying customers are using and expose all their personal details? What a pack of pricks. That ain't cool, that's fucked up and selfish.
I think what the GP was suggesting would be if Sony, on their own, came out and apologized for being so negligent. Of course that will never happen.
It wouldn't be enough. At this point, I would want Howard Stringer fired (not allowed to resign, but actually fired) before I would consider buying Sony again.
And this from someone who at present has:
1 Sony HD TV
1 Sony high-end Receiver
1 Sony low-end Receiver/DVD combo
1 Sony BD player
1 Sony LocationFree
3 Sony Laptops
1 Sony PDA
1 Sony PSP
1 Sony CD Walkman
and lots of less expensive Sony stuff.
This revenue stream has now stopped, and yes, it will take Stringer's head on a platter before I would consider Sony again, or stop telling friends and family to avoid Sony like the plague. Else, they;re not taking this seriously, and then I will reciprocate that and not take Sony seriously.