There are many forms of extortion. Until recently, health care insurance coverage and care were one primary route exercised by institutions in the U.S. (Just

There are many forms of extortion. Until recently, health care insurance coverage and care were one primary route exercised by institutions in the U.S. (Just one example: Roll over and take it at work, or you'll lose your health care.) The ACA was supposed to help address that, but, entering its third year, I at least see significant signs of its being weakened. So... it's not just black hat bad actors. The proliferation of this data, by means legal, or gray, in addition to black, threatens a broad and diverse swath of those who have... less than perfect statistics. Not just in health care, but in general, I've observed a lot of apathy towards security because corporations and large institutions serve a very significant role in diluting responsibility and repercussions. No one person -- at least and especially and including those with actual power to deploy resources against problems -- is really on the hook. Even in the C suite. Hell, it seems that "taking the blame" has become a significant component of such roles: You parachute out, and someone picks you up to play a repeat performance a year or two down the line. No one really answers. And there is a lot of pressure -- below the surface -- to continue making this information more transparent and readily accessible. "Black hats" become a straw man for an industry that, in many respects, in the whole is actually trying to move in the opposite direction. With such discontinuity, is it any wonder that the results are a disaster?