Cyber-Back in Time: Trade Me’s Midlife Crisis of Stuck-in-2010 Security Measures

Trade Me, New Zealand’s online marketplace, is caught in a cybersecurity time warp, with scam protection stuck in 2010. It’s like they’re still wearing skinny jeans from a decade ago – unfashionable and uncomfortable. To avoid a looping soundtrack of Bieber’s “Baby”, Trade Me and banks need to hit fast-forward on their security measures.

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Confessional Booth of Our Digital Sins

Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?