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Sure it does. Just because they "apologized" doesn't mean it should be acceptable or dismissable. These breaches keep happening and these companies continue to
by lsiunsuex 8y ago
Sure it does. Just because they "apologized" doesn't mean it should be acceptable or dismissable.
These breaches keep happening and these companies continue to be not held accountable or not punished in anyway, except for bad press for 2-3 days until everyone forgets and it's on to the next security breach.
You want me to shop at your store or use your services, you want me to join your mailing list or give you my address, CC and phone # - I expect at the least, for that information to be kept secure.
- matwood 8y agoI agree companies should be punished and held accountable. As an aside, how does one go about punishing the government though? The point I was making is that everyone should assume their data is already compromised. The weakest link will always be an issue, and in many cases it is one you cannot control - the government.
- lsiunsuex 8y agoUs in the IT field - programmers, sys admins, whatever - yes, we probably should assume our data is insecure because we're in it. We see these breaches here on HN and we know what to expect when they happen. As everyone always says about these types of things. We are not the target market so to speak. Joe user doesn't know to read HN and gets their news from the TV IF they happened to be watching when it was covered. I'm agreeing with you. I know we should know to be careful. But it's still not acceptable.