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> What do we want these companies to do? Stop giving out my data/access to anyone but me. Once you set a general company attitude towards distribution of data/
by kodablah 8y ago
> What do we want these companies to do?
Stop giving out my data/access to anyone but me. Once you set a general company attitude towards distribution of data/access, you can't ask for pity when that attitude comes back to bite you. Collect less, lock it down, proliferate it less, etc. Then you'll get my sympathy when an employee at one of your stores gives away my data/access.
And no, restricting data/access and ease of use are not completely mutually exclusive. There is a harmonious middle of the venn diagram that is completely different to the way things are currently run. Nobody's asking to force 2FA on cell phones here (unless we opt-in), we're just asking for better identity verification and less apathy towards giving out my info (in all cases).
- slg 8y ago>Stop giving out my data/access to anyone but me But the problem is the company doesn't know who "you" are.
- kodablah 8y agoReasonable attempts at identification validation, especially in these contexts, can be excused when they fail for a very determined actor. But I don't think these attempts are occurring not because the policies aren't there (even though many times they aren't), but because there is a general attitude to not care about what is being protected. If it were my bars of gold you can damn well bet vigilance would be higher.
- criddell 8y agoNo, the problem is often the company doesn't care. In their defense, they believe they are trying to help you and probably 99% of the time, that is what they are doing.