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I'm most disappointed in the Canadian gov't and their lack of action. This would have been the perfect opportunity to mandate change - We don't have to send da

I'm most disappointed in the Canadian gov't and their lack of action. This would have been the perfect opportunity to mandate change - We don't have to send data on all of our people and their credit history to this American company. Or at least without actual legislation and rules around governance, security, and actual penalties for breaches. Instead we let them get away with - no more than a handful of Canadians were affected - followed by - oops, yup lots of Canadians - followed by - holy heck, how many Canadians are there way up there? We don't need to go along with this. Yet it never seems to get better.

cat199 8y ago
Time to call Theo de Raadt! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Internet_Exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Internet_Exchange
branchless 8y ago
Trudeau doesn't have the stomach for anything this complex.
3pt14159 8y ago
Did you write to your MP? Did you meet with them? These things only get fixed when people speak up. I met with my MP over the weaponization of autonomous systems. I've put a ton of work into understanding where all this is headed. I spoke up[0] at the hearing on electoral reform about the cybersecurity risks of computerized elections, but I'm only one man. I've been able to get some things through, like pressuring the Liberal Government to put up more resources[1] but political will lags public outcry. If you want something changed you can't just complain online in your little bubble. [0] I was one of only two people that spoke up about it and it was added to the final report. The world is changeable. What it takes is showing up and pushing hard. [1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-billion-cyber-security-1.4547685 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-billion-cyber-securi...
- the_unknown 8y ago
  Good question though obviously asked assuming the opportunity to judge and belittle judging by the "...you can't just complain online in your little bubble." I actually did and ended up with a purely political answer blaming the difficulty of regulation and consumer-beware-ism. Even though in this particular case there really is no opportunity to beware - its either go with the banks that are all part of this or live on a commune singing about flowers -- and it is way too cold here in the winter for that!
  - 3pt14159 8y ago
    I regret how I phrased it. Thank you for writing to your MP; you are part of a very small minority and I appreciate your effort. Consider the comment only aimed at those that don't take action.
    - plankers 8y ago
      What about the folks who are tired of taking action and being ignored or written off by their representatives? What about the folks who called their representative's office only to be greeted by a full voicemail box? What about the concerned citizens with no formal degree who have little chance of being taken seriously in this time- and attention-starved age?
      - 3pt14159 8y ago
        I don't know which country you live in, but at least in Canada, I've generally found my political representation responsive to thoughtful communique. If you live in the US, see my response to this person: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17945691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17945691
  - slavik81 8y ago
    What action did you ask them to take? I find this situation to be quite upsetting, but I don't know how to fix it.
sdenton4 8y ago
(The extra bit of irony is that when you move from canada to the us you have zero credit history, and have to bootstrap from some cruddy credit card that you're never allowed to close afterwards, lest you impact your credit rating...)
- jkaplowitz 8y ago
  It's the same in reverse, mostly! There are exceptions where they will look at US credit history, but even for Americans moving to Canada, that's not the default case. Source: Am American, moved to Canada, experienced this personally.
profalseidol 8y ago
The illusion of Democracy while running on Capitalism. Sooner or later this will have to change. Capitalism simply just motivates businessman to pursue profit and neglect everything else. That includes updating to a more secure Java Web Framework, funny to even think that being a priority in today's mega corps.

cat199 8y ago

Time to call Theo de Raadt! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Internet_Exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Internet_Exchange

branchless 8y ago

Trudeau doesn't have the stomach for anything this complex.

3pt14159 8y ago

Did you write to your MP? Did you meet with them? These things only get fixed when people speak up. I met with my MP over the weaponization of autonomous systems. I've put a ton of work into understanding where all this is headed. I spoke up[0] at the hearing on electoral reform about the cybersecurity risks of computerized elections, but I'm only one man. I've been able to get some things through, like pressuring the Liberal Government to put up more resources[1] but political will lags public outcry. If you want something changed you can't just complain online in your little bubble. [0] I was one of only two people that spoke up about it and it was added to the final report. The world is changeable. What it takes is showing up and pushing hard. [1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-billion-cyber-security-1.4547685 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-billion-cyber-securi...

the_unknown 8y ago
Good question though obviously asked assuming the opportunity to judge and belittle judging by the "...you can't just complain online in your little bubble." I actually did and ended up with a purely political answer blaming the difficulty of regulation and consumer-beware-ism. Even though in this particular case there really is no opportunity to beware - its either go with the banks that are all part of this or live on a commune singing about flowers -- and it is way too cold here in the winter for that!
- 3pt14159 8y ago
  I regret how I phrased it. Thank you for writing to your MP; you are part of a very small minority and I appreciate your effort. Consider the comment only aimed at those that don't take action.
  - plankers 8y ago
    What about the folks who are tired of taking action and being ignored or written off by their representatives? What about the folks who called their representative's office only to be greeted by a full voicemail box? What about the concerned citizens with no formal degree who have little chance of being taken seriously in this time- and attention-starved age?
    - 3pt14159 8y ago
      I don't know which country you live in, but at least in Canada, I've generally found my political representation responsive to thoughtful communique. If you live in the US, see my response to this person: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17945691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17945691
- slavik81 8y ago
  What action did you ask them to take? I find this situation to be quite upsetting, but I don't know how to fix it.

sdenton4 8y ago

(The extra bit of irony is that when you move from canada to the us you have zero credit history, and have to bootstrap from some cruddy credit card that you're never allowed to close afterwards, lest you impact your credit rating...)

jkaplowitz 8y ago
It's the same in reverse, mostly! There are exceptions where they will look at US credit history, but even for Americans moving to Canada, that's not the default case. Source: Am American, moved to Canada, experienced this personally.

profalseidol 8y ago

The illusion of Democracy while running on Capitalism. Sooner or later this will have to change. Capitalism simply just motivates businessman to pursue profit and neglect everything else. That includes updating to a more secure Java Web Framework, funny to even think that being a priority in today's mega corps.