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| Thread ID: 115369 | 2011-01-15 19:22:00 | Naughty Slingshot | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 1169906 | 2011-01-15 19:22:00 | www.nzherald.co.nz A major security breach has revealed personal details of every Telecom customer - and a commercial rival is implicated. The Herald on Sunday accessed the Telecom database using login details supplied by sales staff working for rival telco Slingshot. It gave us names, addresses and billing details for every Telecom customer. The Herald on Sunday has spoken to five former staff of Slingshot's sales contractor, Power Marketing Limited, who say staff accessed Telecom customer details as part of their sales business. All five said they knew they were not allowed to, but it was common practice. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1169907 | 2011-01-15 20:00:00 | It's no wonder I get so many telemarketers calling me if sh*t like this happens. | porkster (6331) | ||
| 1169908 | 2011-01-15 20:24:00 | That's why I get spam phone calls every now and then! I'm sure Slingshot is not the only one - just one of those $#$@ | bk T (215) | ||
| 1169909 | 2011-01-15 21:11:00 | I suspect if the Telecom dealer knowingly gave their login details to someone at Power Marketing Ltd then there would be some serious repercussions for them. | somebody (208) | ||
| 1169910 | 2011-01-16 00:28:00 | That's why I get spam phone calls every now and then! I'm sure Slingshot is not the only one - just one of those $#$@ Not necessarily as a lot of telemarketing is done just by trolling through the numbers sequentially. So even if you have an unlisted number you get caught. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1169911 | 2011-01-16 00:30:00 | Are robocalls legal in NZ? | Greven (91) | ||
| 1169912 | 2011-01-16 04:24:00 | The really naughty thing is Did Slingshot make use of the info ? That is highly unethical. And just another reason never to trust or go with Slingshot. They have the worst rep in NZ for "service" |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1169913 | 2011-01-16 23:03:00 | if the Telecom dealer knowingly gave their login details . No. Go back and read what it isaid. The really naughty thing is Did Slingshot make use of the info ? Yes. Go back and read what it said. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1169914 | 2011-01-16 23:38:00 | Are robocalls legal in NZ? No. Predictive dialers as they are called are very common with call centers in this country. They just dial out until someone answers the fone and then switch back to a call center agent. They also block outgoing CLID so that you won't suspect it's from a person you don't know.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1169915 | 2011-01-16 23:51:00 | They also use wardialers. en.wikipedia.org |
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