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... Cool. So rather than blaming Equifax's complete incompetence at security, we blame the presumed attackers. This is just going to keep happening until data
by madamelic 7y ago
... Cool.
So rather than blaming Equifax's complete incompetence at security, we blame the presumed attackers.
This is just going to keep happening until data security is taken seriously via extreme fines and/or jail time.
- bordercases 7y agoYeah, why not both?
- api 7y agoThese aren't mutually exclusive. We should blame both.
- techwizrd 7y agoIs it not possible to blame both Equifax as well as the presumed attackers? If a bank was robbed, you would blame the bank for inadequate security and the bank robber for the theft. Although the fine is too little and too late, Equifax was blamed and punished for their lax security and ineptness at dealing with the situation[0]: > Equifax will pay up to $700 million in fines and monetary relief to consumers over a 2017 data breach at the credit reporting bureau that affected nearly 150 million people. 0: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/744050565/equifax-to-pay-up-to-700-million-in-data-breach-settlement https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/744050565/equifax-to-pay-up-t...
- madamelic 7y agoSo we are valuing the complete financial history, along with the (unfortunate) universal identifier of a person at about $5? That's way, way too low. Even $100 / person feels too low but possibly more appropriate. Equifax and the other credit agencies hold incredibly valuable and sensitive data, they should be held to an extreme standard for that privilege.