So being someone who is really interested in privacy and security, I'm kinda curious about why exactly you are deleting your Netgalley accounts. Yes, they had a data breach, but I wanna know the thought process behind it if that makes sense?
I'm curious because from what I am mostly seeing, is folks seem to be upset because the breach happened on the 21st, and they didn't find out until today on the 23rd. Here's my take on this....That's fine, and here's why.
Imagine you just found out your company has just had a data breach like an hour after it happened. You might think you should notify everyone right away that there has been a breach, but this is actually a bad idea in my opinion.
If you were to notify folks as soon as you notice it, you are also saying to anyone else who has malicious intent, "Hey, there is a fault in our system, we have been breached, have at it yourselves and see if you can get in!"
Sometimes the reason why it can take a bit to notify people that there has been a breach is that first, they need to patch their systems BEFORE releasing this info to the public. Because if they don't it could be a lot of folks also try and find the same way to enter the system
Now, is deleting your account going to change anything? Absolutely not. The information has already been possibly acquired. DELETING YOUR ACCOUNT CHANGES NOTHING. What can you do?
The simple thing to do is just....Change your password. Use a password manager. You want to protect your IP Address? Use a VPN, (I recommend ProtonVPN), and honestly in the future ASSUME ANY SITE YOU SIGN UP FOR WILL HAVE A DATA BREACH IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.
Think of it this way: When you put your information into a site, have the mindset of "What information is going to be seen when this is eventually part of a data breach?"
Basically, the bottom line is companies are always going to have a data breach. Never trust that they won't. They will always try their best to keep your information safe, but it is on you to do so as well as much as it is on them.
If you're looking to maybe find a few ways to start thinking about your online privacy and security, this is a nice short little video that really helped me, and I would highly recommend you watch it.
Also, if anyone has any other questions about how they can protect their online security, I am more than happy to help by answering questions, or linking you to so resources if I don't have an answer.
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