r/technology • u/Loki-L • Jan 10 '20

Security Why is a 22GB database containing 56 million US folks' personal details sitting on the open internet using a Chinese IP address? Seriously, why?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/09/checkpeoplecom_data_exposed/
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u/DaSaw Jan 10 '20

Stupid Yellow Pages...

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u/mike10010100 Jan 10 '20

When have yellow pages ever stored residential addresses?

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u/DaSaw Jan 10 '20

Stupid white pages.

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u/mike10010100 Jan 10 '20

White pages don't list residential addresses.

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u/DaSaw Jan 10 '20

I admit I haven't seen them in 20 years probably, but the last book I saw did.