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Security flaw at Christie’s exposed location data of artwork owners sought to sell
Comment on this storyComment On a recent Wednesday evening, a university professor in a large town in western Germany was preparing several paintings to be sold through the British auction house Christie’s. Using his iPhone, he took pictures of the inherited works at his home to upload to the company’s website. Within a few weeks,…