Is it just me, or is the webpage set up to send all the phone numbers and e-mail addr combos in the clear ??
Checking my IE browser cache reveals a http URL with the numbers and e-mail stuck in. Seems like anyone with a network sniffer could be building a database as we speak !!
So much for the FTC's privacy policy which states :
Here's what you should know about the security
of the information you provide to us:
We use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to
protect the transmission of the information you
submit to us when you use our secure online
forms. The information you provide to us is
stored securely.
Not trusting my own eyes, I called my local paper (washington post) and even tried those enlightened folks at Wired News, but I have not heard back if I am correct in my thinking that this data is indeed being sent in the clear...
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Checking my IE browser cache reveals a http URL with the numbers and e-mail stuck in. Seems like anyone with a network sniffer could be building a database as we speak !!
So much for the FTC's privacy policy which states :Here's what you should know about the security of the information you provide to us: We use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to protect the transmission of the information you submit to us when you use our secure online forms. The information you provide to us is stored securely.
Not trusting my own eyes, I called my local paper (washington post) and even tried those enlightened folks at Wired News, but I have not heard back if I am correct in my thinking that this data is indeed being sent in the clear...