Delta keeping your info safe

[Brainonska511]

Thanks Delta for sending me the confirmation of a refund for some random couple's trip. What other personal information do you plan on disclosing to unknown third parties?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Pisses me off how companies are so irresponsible with our data, and they don't get in trouble for it.

If a mom and pop shop pulled off the same kind of crap they would probably get shutdown due to all sorts of violations of various regulations and there would be tons of outrage, but these big companies do it all the time and nothing really happens. Equifax is a good example. All those execs should be in jail right now after what they pulled off. Complete gross negligence.

 

[Brainonska511]

At least it only looked like passenger name, ticket #, last 5 digits of a CC # (with brand), a rough itinerary (airport names for trip but not dates or flight numbers), and the costs.

But still, wtf

 

[iCyborg]

I'd say it's more likely that the couple f*ed up by providing wrong email address to Delta.

 

[Brainonska511]

I'd say it's more likely that the couple f*ed up by providing wrong email address to Delta.

I thought about that, but the couple's name and my email are not even closely related.

 

[deadlyapp]

I thought about that, but the couple's name and my email are not even closely related.

I also doubt that Delta did this as some type of mixup in their system and rather it was a user error on their part. Perhaps their FF# is similar to yours and was mis-booked? Perhaps they were trying to send the itinerary to someone else and send it to you instead? I know when I book travel I can send the itinerary to up to 3-4 other people.

 

[Brainonska511]

I also doubt that Delta did this as some type of mixup in their system and rather it was a user error on their part. Perhaps their FF# is similar to yours and was mis-booked? Perhaps they were trying to send the itinerary to someone else and send it to you instead? I know when I book travel I can send the itinerary to up to 3-4 other people.

For FF# - maybe it was mistyped at some point, but I have some doubt about that since it never appeared under my own number. Not sure on the itinerary part, since this was specifically a refund confirmation receipt.

I have a hard time believing it was similar emails, since our names are extremely different, and my email uses my name.

Maybe there was some user error, but still very weird

 

[Red Squirrel]

Some companies seem to have super archaic database systems. I wonder if someone entered a blank email address, and it somehow caused all the other emails to shift to the next record up. It makes no sense from the perspective of anyone that has used databases but yet it would not surprise me as companies tend to have the weirdest setups. Was watching a video where someone made their license plate "null" and it caused all sorts of issues in the system since it could not tell between null and the actual literal string "null". Boggles my mind how multi billion dollar organizations can have such crap systems. I guess that's what happens when you outsource your IT to the lowest bidder.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Some companies seem to have super archaic database systems. I wonder if someone entered a blank email address, and it somehow caused all the other emails to shift to the next record up. It makes no sense from the perspective of anyone that has used databases but yet it would not surprise me as companies tend to have the weirdest setups. Was watching a video where someone made their license plate "null" and it caused all sorts of issues in the system since it could not tell between null and the actual literal string "null". Boggles my mind how multi billion dollar organizations can have such crap systems. I guess that's what happens when you outsource your IT to the lowest bidder.

That'll teach them not to sanitize their inputs.

 

[darkswordsman17]

I get legit e-mails for people using my e-mail address when their names are nothing even remotely close to mine. One was a confirmation/receipt e-mail for a guy's Best Buy order (and he lived not that far from me, but wasn't same address, city, zip code so it wasn't a mixup like that). A bunch of them are stuff that I have never submitted personal info to, but its possible they got my e-mail off a list somehow, so maybe their databases got f'ed or something. I don't know but its weird as hell. Haven't had issues related to identity theft or anything from any of it, so I don't really know what the hell is going on. I doubt they're phishing e-mails since they'd make no sense (i.e. using my correct e-mail but someone else's name that isn't even close), but I never click on anything on them, I just delete them). Some aren't quite my correct e-mail address, but because apparently GMail operates where an address with any amount of periods in it is treated as though it has none and any combination of periods that you would add (so say your name is Tom Bug, so you go Tom.Bug, e-mails sent to TomBug, Tom.Bug, .Tom.Bug., T.o.m.B.u.g. all go to the same e-mail address).

Recently, like yesterday, I got one for someone (Esther something) that signed a Change.org petition for CrunchyRoll to make some anime show.

 

[ultimatebob]

I have a really short GMail address (First name, last initial @gmail.com), and literally get dozens of messages every week intended for people with the same first name as myself. I've seen insurance quotes, travel reservations, purchase receipts, credit applications, online dating profiles... you name it.

People are just really lazy when bothering to verify e-mail addresses.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

At least it only looked like passenger name, ticket #, last 5 digits of a CC # (with brand), a rough itinerary (airport names for trip but not dates or flight numbers), and the costs.

But still, wtf

But it kept really intimate items out of it, like favorite sex position, preference in women, condom usage and brand, etc.

 

[IronWing]

Scum sucking airline (Delta) cancelled my afternoon flight reservation and rescheduled me for an early morning flight which won't work. They insist that they didn't actually cancel the flight but it was a mere schedule adjustment so they won't refund the ticket. The revolution is coming.

Thanks Delta for sending me the confirmation of a refund for some random couple's trip. What other personal information do you plan on disclosing to unknown third parties?

🙁

 

[Scarpozzi]

I've had a few companies over the years send me invoices for peoples' cellphone bills....directv bills, etc... That's WAY more annoying because I could change their account passwords, access online features, etc...but if I did, I'd get in trouble for fraud. (if they ever detected it) What's the most annoying about that is that those are recurring monthly bills that generate automated recurring emails. You have to take time to flag them if you have an option.