MegaDrive20XX
Segatron Genesis... call me the wizard.
Did you offload an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 at Circuit City while the retailer was imploding? If you did, we hope you wiped your personal details from the machine. Because Circuit City didn't.
Instead, not only does he allege that the majority of consoles broken (217 of 227 Xbox 360s were "non-functioning", and 167 of 205 PS3s), but, more importantly, that a "large quantity" of them came with something extra: sensitive personal information.
Friends lists. Photos. Videos. Sexy home videos. Arcade games. Credit card details.
The facility discovered this while repairing the damaged consoles. They'd fix them, turn them on, test their network connectivity, then suddenly start receiving friend requests, chat requests, game invites, etc. What's more, with the user details still recorded on the system, they could have easily purchased game content on an unsuspecting former owner's credit card.
http://kotaku.com/5191708/ex+circuit-city-pre+owned-consoles-include-credit-card-details-home-porn <-- source
My 2 cents: NEVER EVER turn in a system unless the entire data or harddrive is CLEANED OFF! You put yourself at great risk!
Instead, not only does he allege that the majority of consoles broken (217 of 227 Xbox 360s were "non-functioning", and 167 of 205 PS3s), but, more importantly, that a "large quantity" of them came with something extra: sensitive personal information.
Friends lists. Photos. Videos. Sexy home videos. Arcade games. Credit card details.
The facility discovered this while repairing the damaged consoles. They'd fix them, turn them on, test their network connectivity, then suddenly start receiving friend requests, chat requests, game invites, etc. What's more, with the user details still recorded on the system, they could have easily purchased game content on an unsuspecting former owner's credit card.
http://kotaku.com/5191708/ex+circuit-city-pre+owned-consoles-include-credit-card-details-home-porn <-- source
My 2 cents: NEVER EVER turn in a system unless the entire data or harddrive is CLEANED OFF! You put yourself at great risk!