Friday, December 21, 2012

Apple Employees Get Me Thinking About Identity Theft

Corrupt Apple employees come forward across America
If you're one of those that still think identity theft won't happen to you because you have a service from you bank, then I've got something that may bring you closer to reality. Where you shop could be an easy place for criminals to become "you".

Apple Store open to identity theft. Click graphic to read text.
 I was reading an article on Gizmodo about "bad Apple employees" where they admit to some salacious activity: breaking and stealing merchandise, illicit drug sales, sexual harassment, etc. Some of this may be overstated. The one that stuck out for me, of course, was in this quote from the graphic, left:

"Fact is, one could stroll into the back of any Apple Store and look up contact info for any customer worldwide, along with a list of products they own and serial numbers," one person said.

 Apple has a sterling reputation for customer service. So imagine what goes on in other retail stores. We need more than just credit card and bank protection.
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