The worst voter-data breach in Canadian history exposed nearly every Alberta elector. Eighty-four percent now want the powerful held to the rules the rest of us already follow. The number is a spark.
I’ve received several bogus emails since this news came out. They’re not even good phishing emails. Based in the US or all about obsolete apps. Obviously, very stupid people stole our data. I do worry about elderly Albertans being duped, though.
To your question: by the public record, the leaked List of Electors held full names, home addresses, postal codes, phone numbers, and a unique elector ID — but not email addresses. So the phishing you're getting is likely separate spam riding the headlines, not the breach itself. Cold comfort, maybe, but worth knowing: the genuinely dangerous exposure was the home address and phone number, which is why the commissioner singled out the people for whom that's not an inconvenience but a danger.
And you've named the whole heart of it. The Vertical Dispatch — and The Age of Consequences especially — is written for exactly the people you're worried about: the elder who gets the call, the woman who needs her address kept private, the vulnerable who can't afford a system that protects the powerful and forgets them. Your worry about elderly Albertans being duped is the right worry, and it's the one the 84% are really answering.
I’ve received several bogus emails since this news came out. They’re not even good phishing emails. Based in the US or all about obsolete apps. Obviously, very stupid people stole our data. I do worry about elderly Albertans being duped, though.
Thank you — truly. This is exactly why we write.
To your question: by the public record, the leaked List of Electors held full names, home addresses, postal codes, phone numbers, and a unique elector ID — but not email addresses. So the phishing you're getting is likely separate spam riding the headlines, not the breach itself. Cold comfort, maybe, but worth knowing: the genuinely dangerous exposure was the home address and phone number, which is why the commissioner singled out the people for whom that's not an inconvenience but a danger.
And you've named the whole heart of it. The Vertical Dispatch — and The Age of Consequences especially — is written for exactly the people you're worried about: the elder who gets the call, the woman who needs her address kept private, the vulnerable who can't afford a system that protects the powerful and forgets them. Your worry about elderly Albertans being duped is the right worry, and it's the one the 84% are really answering.
Walk with the words. 🕯️
I heard the some email addresses were on the stolen list. And I have noticed an increase but who knows!