webfact Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Vast Trove of Travelers' Personal Info Posted on Govt WebsiteBy Teeranai CharuvastraStaff ReporterA screenshot of the database with names, passport numbers and residence addresses blurred.BANGKOK — Sensitive information of tens of thousands of foreign travelers, including their real names and passport numbers, was publicly available on a government website until it was taken down yesterday in response to publicity.Operated by the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, the website displayed records of foreign travelers who passed through health checkpoints at Thai border controls, both air and land.A screenshot of the database with names, passport numbers and residence addresses blurred.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1459230109 -- Khaosod English 2016-03-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Who from the UK stayed in Nana hotel?? You're lucky they blurred your name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Get any A4-sized form from Phuket immigration office and the chances are that on the back of it is someone else's passport, visa or bank information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) Who from the UK stayed in Nana hotel?? You're lucky they blurred your name! Great hotel. You name it they have it. Edited March 29, 2016 by khwaibah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Seems like nobody has any chance of protecting themselves from all of these leaks out of Thailand. Why don't they just send a list to ISIS and make them pay for it instead? Then they can sell us expats the bullseye to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Third world, and always will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotBkk Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Who from the UK stayed in Nana hotel?? You're lucky they blurred your name! I heard it's great in there especially the quick rooms for the desperadoes with only a sheet on the bed for a meaningful adorable special wonderful jaw dropping 15 seconds of adulterous hell. Yeah' I was that soldier !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketandsee Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Who from the UK stayed in Nana hotel?? You're lucky they blurred your name! Great hotel. You name it they have it. And if you stayed there you probably have it too now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 what is really disgusting is the lack of ANY follow up to both yesterdays AND now this revelation …I guess as foreigners in this place we still continue to be of NO concern and have No rights over our personal information……I guess the urgency to register all passports for SIM numbers is now going to be revealed as the total waste of time many on here said at the time ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Is Thailand the cardboard box of Cyber security ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthesculptor Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 So much fot Thailand being a future leader in IT..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X pat Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I wonder if you have a problem because of this if it will do any good to report it to your embassy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Twitter, face book, linkedin, the iPhone nothing is secure, expecting any different from banks ,hospitals immigration and the multitudes of other holders of personal information. all are accessable , not hearing about the breaches is a sad fact, this one we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Get any A4-sized form from Phuket immigration office and the chances are that on the back of it is someone else's passport, visa or bank information. This is getting bigger than a few outraged expats. If the various ambassadors to Thailand don't adress this then they're not doing their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Thats why I never give them my passport when I check-in , my old DL is good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) glad to see TV took my comment about this being a story into itself to heart. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906324-personal-details-of-hundreds-of-foreigners-in-thailand-leaked-online/?p=10579747 thanks to "brfsa2" for the original link! "Sensitive information of tens of thousands of foreign travelers, including their real names and passport numbers, was publicly available on a government website until it was taken down yesterday in response to publicity." they removed the name and passport columns from the website. Edited March 29, 2016 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 "CERTIFICATED" must be one of those new ASEAN Englishisms we all have to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydrummerpauly Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Get any A4-sized form from Phuket immigration office and the chances are that on the back of it is someone else's passport, visa or bank information. This is getting bigger than a few outraged expats. If the various ambassadors to Thailand don't adress this then they're not doing their jobs. When did they do any kind of job ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Seems like nobody has any chance of protecting themselves from all of these leaks out of Thailand. Why don't they just send a list to ISIS and make them pay for it instead? Then they can sell us expats the bullseye to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHERNSTAR Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Is Thailand the cardboard box of Cyber security ? That's why there are no foreign spies here, you either get the info you want by asking for it, or get it by mistake or you pay tea money and get everything you dreamed of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 ....complete and utter lack of respect....and zero professionalism... ...amongst everything else.....nothing says..... 'they couldn't care less about us'....more than this... ...and as for all their..... 'crack downs on passports'....and national security and terrorists..etc......may as well throw that out the window.... ...they just opened the floodgates...... ...and of course...nobody is responsible or to blame.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnatong Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 ....complete and utter lack of respect....and zero professionalism... ...amongst everything else.....nothing says..... 'they couldn't care less about us'....more than this... ...and as for all their..... 'crack downs on passports'....and national security and terrorists..etc......may as well throw that out the window.... ...they just opened the floodgates...... ...and of course...nobody is responsible or to blame.... The response of a Drama Queen who like to ignore the loss of data that occurs regularly in the West ! http://www.techworld.com/security/uks-11-most-infamous-data-breaches-2015-3604586/ Have a read then have a rant about the "complete and utter lack of respect....and zero professionalism..." that is commonplace in the UK and the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 "Trust me, we're Thai." Wai-ing till infinity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Third world, and always will be! Been coming here since 1993 and now live here full-time. There is no place I've ever lived, worked or visited that satisfied "everyone's" idea of perfection. I can't tell the future, therefore I can't comment on the "always", which seems not to happened yet. If I am not happy, I can always move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnatong Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 For those worried about major data breaches check the link to discover where such breaches occur. http://www.techworld.com/news/security/global-data-breaches-hit-1500-last-year-public-disclosures-reveal-3598130/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Who from the UK stayed in Nana hotel?? You're lucky they blurred your name! Great hotel. You name it they have it. No STD is missed out, with some unknown ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Seems like nobody has any chance of protecting themselves from all of these leaks out of Thailand. Why don't they just send a list to ISIS and make them pay for it instead? Then they can sell us expats the bullseye to wear. target_tshirt-.jpg Look on the bright side at least you get your name in the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I am not sure today but in the past these kind of databases would be illegal in most countries in Europe (except U.K.) as well as surveillance (CCTV) coverage not approved by the authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Is Thailand the cardboard box of Cyber security ? Well we should all feel safe as there is no ISIS here, nor terrorists blowing up shrines, these are just people who need attitude adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspill Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 ....complete and utter lack of respect....and zero professionalism... ...amongst everything else.....nothing says..... 'they couldn't care less about us'....more than this... ...and as for all their..... 'crack downs on passports'....and national security and terrorists..etc......may as well throw that out the window.... ...they just opened the floodgates...... ...and of course...nobody is responsible or to blame.... The response of a Drama Queen who like to ignore the loss of data that occurs regularly in the West ! http://www.techworld.com/security/uks-11-most-infamous-data-breaches-2015-3604586/ Have a read then have a rant about the "complete and utter lack of respect....and zero professionalism..." that is commonplace in the UK and the USA. 1. Pointing out that something happens elsewhere isn't an argument. It's unprofessional everywhere. 2. Your comparison fails even harder because this wasn't a loss of data, or a leak, the data was deliberately placed online and then public officials dismiss it as 'only a demo' or lie that 'there was nothing on there'. In the West there'd be investigations, apologies, and heavy penalties. Indeed that link of yours talks about fines of up to a quarter of a million pounds being handed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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