Poll: Will you opt out of the Sony Class Action Lawsuit?

[Elamdri]

I don't recall the T&A saying they would protect our credit card number.

California, the state that the lawsuit is being filed under, has a law that requires companies that hold personal information to take reasonable measures to protect customer data and to notify them when that data is released.

 

[xDarc]

The escapist has a way about it that encourages users to stand up for mega-corps like Sony, just like the republicans get poor people to vote them. I wasn't surprised one bit when I clicked on this thread and discovered it full of excuses and apologies on behalf of an entity that doesn't care one bit about them.

The system, any bureaucratic part of society, has a way of rolling you up at some point in your life. If that hasn't happened to you yet, wait a while.

Then see how willing paper pushers are just to let your little "oops" be forgotten, and then come post on a thread on the internet about not wasting time harassing corporations. Unless you like being held accountable for all your actions while others laugh all the way to the bank.

 

[Joshica Huracane]

Yes, I'd opt out. Suing them wouldn't help anything in my eyes. When it comes down to it, people need to either give their support to sony and help them rectify this OR get out of the way with their annoying bitching...

 

[megapenguinx]

You can't sue them over the PSN outage. They have a contract clause that states the PSN is provided as-is. Voted no. It's pointless.

You know what you CAN sue them for? Them letting my personal information be stolen. The notion of someone suing them for the reason you stated is ludicrous.

Yes. Yes, I will.

Yeah, because Sony opened up the gates and let randoms waltz in and take personal information from them. Nice logic.

Who' responsibility is it to keep that information secure exactly? I gave it to them, should they not be held accountable for it's safety?

That's like saying you are going to sue a bank because it was robbed. The logic just isn't there.

 

[Raistlinhawke]

This lawsuit, if at all credible once the courts get involved, will just further beat a dead horse. If credit card data is at all disrupted, Sony can stand to lose billions. And they already lost immense consumer faith due to this incident. They messed up, but they will definitely pay for it.

Suing anybody at this point in time is needless, PSN members stand to compensated in some way for this, otherwise Sony will lose even more face.

 

[Aura Guardian]

I don't recall the T&A saying they would protect our credit card number.

California, the state that the lawsuit is being filed under, has a law that requires companies that hold personal information to take reasonable measures to protect customer data and to notify them when that data is released.

And you learn something new everyday.

 

[Elamdri]

This lawsuit, if at all credible once the courts get involved, will just further beat a dead horse. If credit card data is at all disrupted, Sony can stand to lose billions. And they already lost immense consumer faith due to this incident. They messed up, but they will definitely pay for it.

Suing anybody at this point in time is needless, PSN members stand to compensated in some way for this, otherwise Sony will lose even more face.

I'm confused as to how this is beating a dead horse? Since when does NOT holding a company responsible for their failures solve a problem.

 

[Tony2077]

This lawsuit, if at all credible once the courts get involved, will just further beat a dead horse. If credit card data is at all disrupted, Sony can stand to lose billions. And they already lost immense consumer faith due to this incident. They messed up, but they will definitely pay for it.

Suing anybody at this point in time is needless, PSN members stand to compensated in some way for this, otherwise Sony will lose even more face.

there planing what to do right now so i plan to just sit back see what i get and hope this massive shit storm dissipates sooner rather then later

 

[MikeyW]

So by the prevailing logic it's Americas fault that 9/11 happened.

Wait

Don't answer that.

 

[Beautiful End]

Nope, too dam lazy to even try to follow that process. I just wanna play Killzone online. Not like we'd get some awesome compensation either.

 

[Raistlinhawke]

This lawsuit, if at all credible once the courts get involved, will just further beat a dead horse. If credit card data is at all disrupted, Sony can stand to lose billions. And they already lost immense consumer faith due to this incident. They messed up, but they will definitely pay for it.

Suing anybody at this point in time is needless, PSN members stand to compensated in some way for this, otherwise Sony will lose even more face.

I'm confused as to how this is beating a dead horse? Since when does NOT holding a company responsible for their failures solve a problem.

These failures are set to be punished by the free market consequences. Screwing over their customers will automatically strike Sony a major blow. Becoming part of a petty lawsuit out of spite isn't going to help anything. Especially if the financial implications are correct, and Sony gets ruined because of it.

 

[Elamdri]

I don't recall the T&A saying they would protect our credit card number.

California, the state that the lawsuit is being filed under, has a law that requires companies that hold personal information to take reasonable measures to protect customer data and to notify them when that data is released.

And you learn something new everyday.

There's a journal discussing the law in question if you're interested.

http://digital.law.washington.edu/dspace-law/bitstream/handle/1773.1/383/vol2_no4_art19.pdf?sequence=1

 

[Elamdri]

Becoming part of a petty lawsuit out of spite isn't going to help anything. Especially if the financial implications are correct, and Sony gets ruined because of it.

You know what? Actions have consequences. If you don't take adequate means to protect customer data, and it get's stolen, and you get sued because of it, then you deserve it.

 

[xyrafhoan]

I'd opt out if only because I never really utilized my PSN account, gave it an isolated password, and only ever used prepaid cards to buy things from PSN. Though I am upset I actually saw a report on the news (NON GAMER NEWS, no less) before I ever received an e-mail from Sony about the breach. Their response to the issue is abysmally delayed and if I had used my credit card I would on this suit for sure. I don't care about the PSN outage. I wouldn't really care about a password leak. But the fact that Sony is responsible for the privacy of millions of customers and they really dropped the ball. If companies like Victoria's Secret and Best Buy were called out for leaks of consumer info and credit card numbers, Sony should be hit just as hard, if not harder, for the massive scale of information they just lost to the internet. You can never recover all of that data back.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I'm just keeping a really close eye on my bank account, like always. But just to be on the safe side - I'll probably end up canceling the card and just getting a new one anyway. I already changed my password through the only thing I really use my PS3 for that involves any card information, and that's Netflix. It was time to change up my passwords anyway.

I don't really think it's that big of a deal, as long as you keep an eye on your funds and what-not, like you should always do,... regardless of the situation. I don't think a minor hassle like changing your card justifies trying to squeeze a ton of money out of the situation. Just seems greedy to me. Oh well, that's my opinion.

I just hope this all ends quickly, and everyone stops talking about it. Hey, I can dream, can't I?

 

[Saelune]

I am not in it as far as I know, but if I was, I would not. Why? Laziness.

 

[Raistlinhawke]

Becoming part of a petty lawsuit out of spite isn't going to help anything. Especially if the financial implications are correct, and Sony gets ruined because of it.

You know what? Actions have consequences. If you don't take adequate means to protect customer data, and it get's stolen, and you get sued because of it, then you deserve it.

When did I say that actions don't have consequences? Potentially losing $24 billion dollars isn't bad enough? Sure, if you are personally hacked and lose funds over the matter, Sony owes you. But manufacturing a lawsuit at this early stage seems ridiculous, when there have been no confirmed cases of identity theft.

 

[Tony2077]

I'm just keeping a really close eye on my bank account, like always. But just to be on the safe side - I'll probably end up canceling the card and just getting a new one anyway. I already changed my password through the only thing I really use my PS3 for that involves any card information, and that's Netflix. It was time to change up my passwords anyway.

I don't really think it's that big of a deal, as long as you keep an eye on your funds and what-not, like you should always do,... regardless of the situation. I don't think a minor hassle like changing your card justifies trying to squeeze a ton of money out of the situation. Just seems greedy to me. Oh well, that's my opinion.

I just hope this all ends quickly, and everyone stops talking about it. Hey, I can dream, can't I?

dreaming is good lets just hope it becomes reality soon i personally don't have a credit card i use debit and paypal for all my purchases

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I'm just keeping a really close eye on my bank account, like always. But just to be on the safe side - I'll probably end up canceling the card and just getting a new one anyway. I already changed my password through the only thing I really use my PS3 for that involves any card information, and that's Netflix. It was time to change up my passwords anyway.

I don't really think it's that big of a deal, as long as you keep an eye on your funds and what-not, like you should always do,... regardless of the situation. I don't think a minor hassle like changing your card justifies trying to squeeze a ton of money out of the situation. Just seems greedy to me. Oh well, that's my opinion.

I just hope this all ends quickly, and everyone stops talking about it. Hey, I can dream, can't I?

dreaming is good lets just hope it becomes reality soon i personally don't have a credit card i use debit and paypal for all my purchases

Mine isn't really a credit card either, it's just a bank card. Which is probably why it wont be as much of a hassle for me. ^_^

 

[Elamdri]

Becoming part of a petty lawsuit out of spite isn't going to help anything. Especially if the financial implications are correct, and Sony gets ruined because of it.

You know what? Actions have consequences. If you don't take adequate means to protect customer data, and it get's stolen, and you get sued because of it, then you deserve it.

When did I say that actions don't have consequences? Potentially losing $24 billion dollars isn't bad enough? Sure, if you are personally hacked and lose funds over the matter, Sony owes you. But manufacturing a lawsuit at this early stage seems ridiculous, when there have been no confirmed cases of identity theft.

Yes there have been no confirmed cases of identity theft, but the fact that they lost the data in the first case is also something that they need to be punished for.