John to Fair Vote CanadaEnglish · 3 days agoNot good FairVoteimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1imageNot good FairVoteJohn to Fair Vote CanadaEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredrewaustinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoIt’s really sad that we had to learn of the breach from haveibeenpwned and not from FairVote Canada themselves. Really bad form on their part.
minus-squareAlolanVulpixMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day ago In 2024, Fair Vote Canada sent out “almost 60,000 emails to members and supporters” [Steve Hindle, FVC co-chair]. This isn’t to say a data breach is acceptable, but Fair Vote Canada is mostly volunteer run.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoToo bad that’s less than half as many as they should have sent.
minus-squaredrewaustinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoAgreed, if they don’t know who they should contact, they can just check the dark web.
minus-squareSunshine MlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoWe have to keep careful as the powerful few would take advantage of this breach in an attempt to manipulate the proponents.
minus-squaredrewaustinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoHaving powerful enemies isn’t an excuse for your own bad behaviour with the private information of your supporters.
minus-squareSunshine MlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI’m not involved with this situation. I often use 2fa.
It’s really sad that we had to learn of the breach from haveibeenpwned and not from FairVote Canada themselves.
Really bad form on their part.
Too bad that’s less than half as many as they should have sent.
Agreed, if they don’t know who they should contact, they can just check the dark web.
We have to keep careful as the powerful few would take advantage of this breach in an attempt to manipulate the proponents.
Having powerful enemies isn’t an excuse for your own bad behaviour with the private information of your supporters.
I’m not involved with this situation. I often use 2fa.