Re: It's a scam! (I know it..)

Posted by skytag (A) on April 8, 2007 at 00:00:37

In Reply to: Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) posted by STUART on April 7, 2007 at 06:48:15:

This kind of talk just makes you sound like an idiot. You would do well to heed the old adage, "Tis better be silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." At the very least you should think about what you're saying before you say it.

The notion that eBay gets hacked because they're irresponsible or don't care is just absurd. The government gets hacked, banks get hacked, business web sites get hacked, companies that maintain databases of personal data on tens of millions of people get hacked. All of these entities invest considerable resources in security, but unfortunately there are very smart hackers out there who, from time to time, find holes in these systems.

The fact that some people have figured out how to hack into eBay accounts doesn't mean eBay sucks anything, only that it isn't perfect. Ebay tries to address security issues as quickly as they can once they become aware of them, but eBay has tens of millions of accounts and millions of auctions going at any one time, so security is a big job. And plugging security holes can take time to determine how people are hacking the system and more time if the fix requires redesigning some part of their system.

For the most part eBay is very secure. They have to be. It's essential to their business that people feel safe conducting transactions there or eBay would stand to lose big time.

As for suing eBay, your comment shows a lack of understanding of the realities of the situation, of the law, or both. Ebay has not been negligent and I'm sure that if you read all the conditions you'd find that that disclaim any liability for these kinds of things. No lawsuit would stand a chance in court unless the plaintiffs could prove gross negligence on eBay's part, and that just isn't the case.

Larry

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Topic - When is the ebay item you win is too good to be true? - John Chleapas 18:46:01 04/05/07 (18)

Re: When is the ebay item you win is too good to be true? - John Kercheval 13:01:43 04/06/07 (2)

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Re: When is the ebay item you win is too good to be true? - ThomDP 10:35:55 04/06/07 (0)

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Re: When is the ebay item you win is too good to be true? - subdud 06:29:34 04/06/07 (0)

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Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - John Chleapas 21:22:24 04/05/07 (7)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - skytag 19:23:31 04/06/07 (6)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - STUART 06:48:15 04/07/07 (1)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - skytag 00:00:37 04/08/07 (0)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - John Chleapas 22:33:10 04/06/07 (3)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - skytag 18:58:58 04/07/07 (2)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - John Chleapas 00:12:12 04/08/07 (1)

Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - skytag 00:43:06 04/08/07 (0)

Re: When is the ebay item you win is too good to be true? - afilado 19:58:02 04/05/07 (0)

Re: When is the ebay item you win is too good to be true? - kgturner 19:49:25 04/05/07 (0)

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Re: It's a scam! (I know it..) - skytag 00:00:37 04/08/07 (0)

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