Quote from: Squeaker on February 26, 2014, 02:50:37 PM

Quote from: raskul on February 26, 2014, 02:49:04 PM

Quote from: Squeaker on February 26, 2014, 02:48:19 PM

Quote from: raskul on February 26, 2014, 02:46:23 PM

I got verified at gox. i'm not in any kind of panic about it. shit happens. we move on.

Fortunate enough to never have to deal with the aftermath of identity theft I take it?

=squeak=

yes.
i am spartacus.

but.. in gox case it wouldn't be identity theft. it'll be identity fraud.

Well, you seem awfully spry for your age. Way to go.

=squeak=

edit: that all depends on who ends up buying the company, and all the verification info they have on file, and what they do with it.

for certain, I can see how some may be a tad paranoid about what happens with their personal details. And I dare-say they have every right to be concerned. But.. had this been a small scale business, who had no background in bitcoin, and no perseverance to working legitimately, do you think they would have gotten so many customers and a database as large? I doubt very much gox will be throwing the scan of my passport out of the windows for all and sundry passing by to take home and copy/defraud.

Now, i'm not saying that what has happened with gox has been in any way good business practice, but what I am confident is that without me physically transferring my money to them - that is all they currently have, a few scanned documents with my business address. Anyone could get that just by searching the internet enough - a mugshot, bank details and address. We are all susceptible to fraud, it's not limited to the companies to whom we proffer our personal information.

add: just trying to think sensibly, i don't think panic is warranted.