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Submission + - Stanford AFS blooper exposes private data, misleading financial aid practices (poetsandquants.com)

Submitted by twentysixV
twentysixV writes: Itâ(TM)s actually way too easy for users to improperly secure their files in a shared file system especially if the users arenâ(TM)t particularly familiar with security settings. At Stanford this exposed private financial data that led one student to discover a history of misleading financial aid practices at the business school (http://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Stanford-University-data-glitch-exposes-truth-12396695.php), exposited in a 378-page statistical analysis. While valuable information came to light in this case, if you have a shared file system the importance of security awareness is underscored.

Submission + - Google Fiber cuts Kansas City resident's internet access over 12 cent dispute (kansascity.com)

Submitted by twentysixV
twentysixV writes: Google Fiber offered a 7-year internet service if you pay upfront for connecting to your house, including taxes and fees. Victoria Tane signed this deal: $300 to connect, plus $25.08 for taxes and fees. Google Fiber internally accounts it as ongoing recurring payments. Kansas then raises taxes. Instead of absorbing the tax increase for customers who paid upfront, Google Fiber books it to the customers. To punish the customer for now being late on paying 12 cents she was not aware she now owed for additional taxes, Google then cut her internet access.

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