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Not a big Google fan (actually actively minimizing Google products use) but I do not agree with you. Having your SSN/all details about your credit history exp
by mirceal 8y ago
Not a big Google fan (actually actively minimizing Google products use) but I do not agree with you.
Having your SSN/all details about your credit history exposed is way way worse than having your google account compromised.
People know what a credit bureau is as good or better than what google is. There should be real, measurable consequences to the Equifax leak (as in they should no longer be allowed to operate).
As far as Google goes and how they choose to handle this: I for one think they should have closed the security hole, keep monitoring it and kill the service separately after a while. It does not look good for them that they did it in one go, but at the end of the day, you are free not use google.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> Having your SSN/all details about your credit history exposed is way way worse than having your google account compromised I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just saying these are both examples of privately-owned American digital infrastructure being vulnerable. In one case, we have evidence of a breach. In the other, we do not. Taken together, these cases don't argue against each other. They argue together. That's why this is getting Congressional attention. The "how dare they ask these questions" tone on this thread, while understandable given how most of us earn our keep, is a bit off the mark.
- mirceal 8y agoYes and no. When it comes to Google I have a choice. When it comes to credit I do not.