Comment on Verizon Gave Her Data to a Stalker. ‘This Has Completely Changed My Life’

vaquedoso@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• alquicksilver@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Pertinent excerpts:

  Verizon handed Poppy’s personal data, including the address on file and phone logs, to a stalker who later directly threatened her and drove to an address armed with a knife.

  [the stalker] used a ProtonMail account, not a government email, to make the request, and used the name of a police officer that didn’t actually work for the police department he impersonated, according to court records. Despite those red flags, Verizon still provided the sensitive data to [the stalker].

  a Verizon representative told Poppy that the corporation was a victim too.

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