Skip to content

August 9, 2005

Easy to buy confidential info? Look at the hassle here

.
In TheStar today: For as low as RM200, salesmen, property agents, insurance agents and telemarketers can obtain your confidential particulars from master lists of clients held by companies.
.
The culprits selling the master lists include staff of developers’ office, banks, car distributors and telecommunication companies. Such lists are highly sought by agents of companies dealing in real estate, credit cards, holiday time-sharing, insurance and anti-car theft gadgets.
[Click to read the rest] “Easy to buy confidential info? Look at the hassle here”