According to the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, over 600,000 customer warranty claims for MSI products were publicly accessible via Google search. MSI, a

According to the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, over 600,000 customer warranty claims for MSI products were publicly accessible via Google search. MSI, a leading computer hardware and peripherals manufacturer, had exposed data that included sensitive information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and specific order details.

  • Tetsuo@jlai.luEnglish
    413·
    6 months ago

    Do not forget that accessing stuff on Google can probably get you to prison.

    When you see something illegal on Google that should have never been published publicly you need to immediately avert your eyes and plug your ears. 🙉

    Don’t be the next Aaron Swartz…

    • infeeeee@lemm.eeEnglish
      281·
      6 months ago

      Aaron Swartz story is a bit different, because he actually paid for those documents via taxpayer money.

      But other parts of your comment is true. A good analogy: if someone leaves their house open, and you walk in, that is still burglary trespassing.

      • deranger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9·
        6 months ago

        In your analogy that isn’t trespassing. You’d have to knowingly violate a no trespassing sign or a persons command to leave for it to be trespassing.

        • Fermion@feddit.nlEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          That’s only true for areas of land that aren’t visibly occupied. Entering any building without permission is considered first degree trespassing in my state, and I don’t think that’s a unique definition. Traversing the land near a dwelling is considered second degree trespass.

      • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        Bad analogy imho. This would be like going in a mall, entering a store, and being told that it’s actually a house and you’re trespassing

    • deranger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      91·
      6 months ago

      I don’t believe that, it’s not classified information. Maybe if you then distributed the personal information, but they redacted whatever is shown. If it was classified information, then it’d be illegal.

      That’s like saying if you read a piece of paper you found outside and it’s got personal information, you just broke the law. I’m not a lawyer but I don’t think clicking a link from Google and reading unclassified documents is illegal in any way.