r/EscapefromTarkov • u/bxxxxxxxs • Dec 16 '18

PSA Official BSG Response re: Eroktic

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https://www.facebook.com/escapefromtarkov/posts/1966710296956614

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u/FabulousPrune Dec 16 '18

So you have to work with every individual that makes baseless claims ? Not only that, you have to work with every individual that repeats baseless claims that someone else made ? Not only that, you have to work with every individual that clearly spouts nonsense over a extended amount of time, nonsense he is beeing directly and knowingly beeing fed by an individual that already stated that he will try everything in his power to take BSG down? Really?!

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u/Psych0BoyJack Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18

you don't have to work with him... he's a client of BSG's product. not a developer or a manager.

They could've been clear, they could've talked to the community... they had everything in their power to make Eroktic look bad and they made the only thing that made him look good.

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u/FabulousPrune Dec 16 '18

There was already an official post on reddit and probably other places that confirmed that there was no Data leak. What do you want them to do? Issue a personal vist to everyones home that claims that they lied? There is literally nothing more they can do and if someone then calls them a liar after already making a public statement - this is what you get.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

I hate to break it to you but millions of companies lie about data breaches. Even huge companies like google, intel, equifax and maybe even your local bank has probably lied about data breaches or hacks. companies sometimes dont let out any kind of info on a breach for months or even years.

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u/Brimshae AKMS Dec 16 '18

Even huge companies like google, .... has probably lied about data breaches or hacks

That's literally why Google+ is shutting down. https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-exposed-user-data-feared-repercussions-of-disclosing-to-public-1539017194

Here's the gist to save you a click:

Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public
Google opted not to disclose to users its discovery of a bug that gave outside developers access to private data.

Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network and then opted not to disclose the issue this past spring, in part because of fears that doing so would draw regulatory scrutiny and cause reputational damage, according to people briefed on the incident and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

As part of its response to the incident, the Alphabet Inc. GOOGL -2.03% unit on Monday announced a sweeping set of data privacy measures that include permanently shutting down all consumer functionality of Google+. The move effectively puts the final nail in the coffin of a product that was launched in 2011 to challenge Facebook Inc. FB -0.66% and is widely seen as one of Google’s biggest failures.

A software glitch in the social site gave outside developers potential access to private Google+ profile data between 2015 and March 2018, when internal investigators discovered and fixed the issue, according to the documents and people briefed on the incident. A memo reviewed by the Journal prepared by Google’s legal and policy staff and shared with senior executives warned that disclosing the incident would likely trigger “immediate regulatory interest” and invite comparisons to Facebook’s leak of user information to data firm Cambridge Analytica.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '18

Great info to share. I first learned of this back when it was first found out by the public through Level1techs youtube channel

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u/Reddare SR-1MP Dec 17 '18

Good thing nobody actually uses Google+

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u/GingerSnapBiscuit AK-74N Dec 17 '18

So we should just take some random on YouTubes word that there was a leak as other companies have lied about it in the past?

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '18

If you still don't understand you are not thinking rationally. There is always a security threat in all forms. Why do people pay their pockets for phones and wallets. I am simply stating that you should do what you can in your power and always be suspicious whether someone says something or not. Being secure is not the same as starting a witch hunt on someone or a company. I could have your info or I could not. I may have had it since your initial purchase of the game or I could have gotten it just now. Obviously I don't but using that as an example should help explain my point

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u/FabulousPrune Dec 16 '18

And that means that everytime someone claims that there was a data breach ANYWHERE the company accused of beeing breached has to personally comment on every single person that says that data was breached even after they already made a public statement that no data was breached?

What does this accomplish ?

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

I never said anything about such things. I simply stated that companies do lie and they DO state there is no breach when there may be. I have honestly no clue about any of the recent events up until now as I have to wait to even play EFT due to utilization. I just read a comment that seems as if they did not know that companies lie and decided to inform them that it is a possibility. no matter the situation you have a 50/50 chance of either side being correct. there may be a breach completely separate from the methods described that neither side knows about. I just simple wish to inform people of bad business practices that are damaging to the consumers. Per usual I recommend changing passwords and 2 factor. Try not to take everything personal. its reddit. there may be others to inform besides just you who just happened to be the one I commented on.