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Adafruit Data Breach
amyk:
--- Quote from: eti on March 07, 2022, 09:23:37 pm ---I don't shop at hipster "Maker" outlets, always get that cringe feeling which puts me right off, and I want no part of. And the sexual orientation BS is repellant, and puts me off even more. No sale, no way.
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When I first looked at AF, the first thing that put me off was the price. They're just sourcing from China like everyone else.
floobydust:
No mention of the breach on their forums or blog or website.
I'm glad Adafruit is clearing the air about this sorta on Twitter, what happened (breach) sounds like no biggie - but the way it was handled, not so great.
I find their products are simply fun, and at least some creative energy and quality is in them compared to stuff straight out of Originality Central.
thm_w:
--- Quote from: amyk on March 08, 2022, 02:35:06 am ---When I first looked at AF, the first thing that put me off was the price. They're just sourcing from China like everyone else.
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uh...
--- Quote ---Our pick and place machine has produced over 3 million boards in 3 years!
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https://www.adafruit.com/about
Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: thm_w on March 08, 2022, 10:34:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: amyk on March 08, 2022, 02:35:06 am ---When I first looked at AF, the first thing that put me off was the price. They're just sourcing from China like everyone else.
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uh...
--- Quote ---Our pick and place machine has produced over 3 million boards in 3 years!
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https://www.adafruit.com/about
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They do provide one valuable service: they create breakout boards for ICs that are often small and hard to use on a breadboard and package the whole thing up along with documentation describing how to use them. This latter part is especially helpful when the original documentation from the vendor is written in horrible Chinglish. But, for the most part, their stuff is generally very expensive and I tend to order the raw parts directly from Digi-Key or Mouser instead. I agree with the hipster description!
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: thm_w on March 07, 2022, 11:06:28 pm ---Seems like a reasonable response to me.
The blocking part I don't understand, but also seems to have been resolved:
--- Quote ---FYI, I heard from Adafruit, they have unblocked everyone on their 13yo main account and personal accounts, and did not block anyone in recent days over this issue. The blocks must have been from an earlier period, and are now removed.
Dave Jones @eevblog
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Someone blocked is actually disputing that though.
I was blocked by Phil on his personal account, but that wasn't about this, now unblocked.
He sent me proof that the Adafruit account no longer blocks anyone.
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