Canadian company pleads guilty to peddling vast database of personal information

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OTTAWA -- The RCMP says a Canadian-based company that peddled an illicit trove of 1.5 billion user names and associated passwords has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

In a news release, the Mounties say Defiant Tech Inc. admitted in court Friday to trafficking in identity information and possession of property obtained by crime a year after charges were laid in the probe.

The website, now shut down, had a total of some three billion pieces of data for sale, earning the company about $247,000.

 

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UR all just a social security number. Aka lab rat with their data for sale, but U dont get any money for it, U R only the subject, Very soon you will all be chipped. Your rights are slowly disappearing one at a time. Have a nice day. Don't forget to vote for your next master🤣

Silly companies, ethics breaches are for government Sneetches.

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