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Same here. OPM was stupid and disgusting.

• KGIII 9y ago
  Because we can't prove harm, we have no standing in the eyes of the court. We have no recourse. I couldn't even transfer my free credit monitoring to someone who could actually use it. It was non-transferable. I had no use for it, as I'd opted to freeze my credit entirely. I'm not sure which bothers me the most, the hack or the response? I do know that if I'd been responsible for spillage of classified information, I'd have gone to jail. If I'd been responsible for spilling that much classified data, I'd have never felt a ray of sunshine again. I'm very disappointed by it. What is most disappointing is that there was no good reason for me needing the clearance, FOUO would have been fine. I can't be specific, but there was no reason my work, or the data, should have been classified. On top of that, I'd already sold my business and had retired - years prior. There was no good reason for retaining my records. I'm currently reading about other countries that offer a government run service for credit reporting. I'm trying really hard to remain objective and unbiased, but it's really difficult. I feel sorry for the people who are impacted by this. It's not easy to go through. I'm not sure it's quite the same, but I felt violated when I found out about the OPM hack. I felt let down, abandoned, unappreciated, and powerless. The information was some of my most private information and, worse, wasn't just about me. I felt as though it was my fault that my friends and family also had their privacy violated. I am not that great with words, so that's about the best way I can think of to describe it. Disgusting is a good description. On a positive note, it does help me empathize with the folks impacted by this hack.