I have the same thing. I started buying and selling (on and off) in 1999
and really had a great time. The managed payments are not for me: I am
not a business, just a guy selling off old stuff that I no longer need.
I do not give my social security o...
I want to point out "some" is 145 million records: EVERY user of eBay at
the time (1). The records contained passwords as well as email
addresses, birth dates, mailing addresses "and other personal
information" (4). Attackers had control of 3 eBay em...
1) Your password IS personal account information. 2) "Encryption holding
up" is not a thing. Once data is taken, encrypted or not it is
considered compromised. It does suck more when unencrypted data is
taken, but there is no absolute knowledge that ...
Not everyone on eBay "makes money". I sell old games and such that I
already bought (often years ago) and paid taxes on. I don't (overall)
make a profit. My sales count as an "occasional garage or yard sale".
There is no reason they need my SS#. Oh, ...
