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Theft of information… and why the Norwegian police ***** it up.

bitsex.net — Recently, quite a lot of information about individuals have been aloft in Norway. The government seems to ignore the problem, and just silence the people complaining and uncovering the problem.

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 17, 2007

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  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+15"This is something one would think just would happen in the USA."

    I'm sorry you have such a naive outlook on the rest of the world.
  • Bensa, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10I'm really disappointed with Datatilsynet. They could and should have done more than just the warnings.
  • Tias, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Yes, the Norwegian citizens usually have powerful rights and protection against the government and corporations, but in this case neither laws nor logic seem to apply. Why aren't the responsible phone companies accused of anything!?
  • kris33, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7The problem is not the Norwegian government, it's how the system is. The numbers are not secret, but they are not supposed to be handed out either. The numbers can be used to change address, setup bank accounts and many other things. The system needs to be changed and the government is working on it.
  • voldern, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7kris33: All the "holes" got shut down after the media attention.
  • Kakcoo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8It's disgusting to see this kind of mentality creeping up on us.
  • kris33, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7Here is the sourcecode of the application used to collect the birth numbers:
    http://villamalve.com/dump/kildekode.cs

    Would be cool if someone could modify the application to support
    http://www.gobergen.no/ , http://telenordic.no/?order=1&product=LifePluss or http://www.815mobil.no/815/Default.aspx?tabid=130 ?
  • vidarlo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5The problem is that a identificator is used for authentication.

    The birth number was never intended for authentication, just identification.
  • Kasot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Its about a norwegian fella that got raided by the police. They even took his iPod :S
  • ruuuty, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4For norwegians: http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2007/09/15/512195.html
  • kris33, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Sorta. The individual holes have been fixed, but the system is really the problem.
  • voldern, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3kris33: The those sites have removed the "hole" after the media attention.
  • Unikp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I`m also surprised that datatilsynet did not react sooner. I think tele2 should be punished for revealing private information. Big fine for being stupid with their systems !!!
  • L4WL3RS34L, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5Norway is still the best place to live:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Human_Development_Index#Past_top_countries
  • Deezire, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Outrageous!
  • epicstruggle, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Police state?
  • torelonoy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Good to see that our money is spent well!
  • voldern, on 10/10/2007, -13/+14I never personally thought that the government would act like this in Norway! This is something one would think just would happen in the USA.
  • zanders1981, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1We ***** you up Lebowski.
    Ya and then we cut off your johnson.
  • fixedcoma, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1***** it! Lets all make our names the same and confuse the enemy!
  • kyrre12, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Link is dead, here's a mirror: http://www.delay.no/blogg/?p=7
  • luringen, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3Kudos: http://kudos.no/sak/8136/Tyveri_av_informasjon..._og_KRIPOS_tar_ikke_de_ansvarlige
  • WikiEasy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2News Flash: stupidity runs rampant on Digg.
  • StigNordas, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2So, what country does it correctly? I don't think any country has particularly gotten it right. At least Norway has figured out creative ways to pickle fish, cure salmon, and make it big selling oil.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Poor 22 yr old Lasse now they will catch all his illegally downloaded mp3s... and he never hacked a single computer!
  • EspressoNinja, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0So I suppose you should pay for your leaked copy of Halo 3 in cash?

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