The 2026 SECU Annual Meeting: Q&A Recap - Losing Privacy Rights Too? Did You "Notice"?

                                                      Effective date: July 15, 2026 [link]

 ✅  A commenter yesterday posted an "industry standard", seemingly well-reasoned explanation of reassurance about the new SECU privacy policies [here take a look... Anonymous October 22, 2026 at 5:34 AM ]. So, hey, as a member..."Don't worry, be happy", SECU has got our backs!

✔ Why SECU's new privacy policies are misguided: Should SECU members be required to give up personal privacy rights and allow SECU or third parties to monitor, manipulate, or sell personal financial data without your specific approval? Have you been following the news?

Just the latest examples in today's press: "Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy"; "PHP cybersecurity flaws prompt millions of hacking attempts"; "US banks detect unauthorized AI agents in customer accounts, Axios reports."  AI is sure to inflame this issue even further!  .

Our commenter's soothing remarks sound reassuring, but don't reflect the reality of what SECU members are being subjected to.  Go back up to and click on the privacy policy link. Did you notice these provisions?

✔ "Changes to the Notice:  We may update this Notice to reflect changes in our privacy practices at any time without prior notice to you. 

✔  "Third-party links: Our Sites may contain links to relevant external websites and information controlled by third parties.  SECU is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of websites owned by other entities. "We" recommend that you carefully review the privacy notice for each of the websites you visit because SECU has no control over the privacy practices or content of these linked Sites 

😎 Got our backs? "SECU is not responsible"... "SECU has no control over" ... ""We" recommend that you...!  

This is not what SECU members want, nor expect from SECU. 

✅  Listen carefully to CEO Leigh Brady's "forthcoming" answers on SECU member privacy rights. She promised SECU members answers! Look for the following:

1. Why are member privacy statements required by law? 
2. Whose privacy are the statements intended to protect? 
3. Why does SECU refuse to accept responsibility for privacy of your third parties? Who is putting the member at risk?   
4. Why can't a member chose to opt out of unnecessary privacy risks, if "SECU is not responsible"?  
5.  Does SECU sell member data to the third parties? Or just give it away?
6.  Is it true, if we don't agree to a say on your personal, privacy rights; you won't provide any services on online?  

 ✅ The SECU Board and CEO can do much, much better than this for the people of North Carolina! 

 😎 If our Board and CEO were truly interested in taking steps toward better protecting SECU member privacy - rather than "CYAing it " -  it could be easily be done tomorrow! Why wouldn't they do that?)

  In leadership... Character matters!

Lets Pause A Second To Chase Those Trolls Back Under A Rock... Their Pants Are On Fire!

   Quite a flurry yesterday [link] of "comment angst" over the question of SECU's new member privacy rights policies - as yet, still unanswered.  The trolls were literally swarming, some quite frenzied...

✅ Here's the gist: Anonymous October 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM

"The privacy statements have been in place since you were CEO and are required by law. Are you suggesting SECU break the law? Don’t edit my comment now."

😎 Claims that the privacy statements have been in place for decades and have never changed are simply not true. 

✅ So who is telling the truth? How can you find out? 

✓ Easy enough, go to the SECU website !   [Here's the link!]

  

Before you delve into the new policies, scroll to the bottom and check out this statement: 

✔ "Changes to the Notice:  We may update this Notice to reflect changes in our privacy practices at any time without prior notice to you. When we do, we will update the Effective Date of the Notice. "

Now scroll back up to the top and read the very first line:

✔  "Effective date: July 15, 2026" 

✔ Which means the most recent time SECU changed its privacy policies was... ???  That's right, you got it... @ 4 months ago on July 15, 2026!

  "... same for decades, never changed"? Decide for yourself... whose pants are alight!

 

  Character matters! So, does the truth...