A website named Blippy has been the latest at the centre of a security scandal this week. As far as stupid ideas go, Blippy is pretty high up on the list. The website is a platform for users to advertise every purchase they make, including what it is, where it’s from and how much it cost. The information is uploaded right from people’s credit cards which should set off every alarm bell you have in your head.

As most people could have predicted, a blip with the coding and suddenly a few users had their entire credit card details on the internet for everyone to see and data security can be kissed goodbye. With websites like that, it’s easier to just say no