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Doesn't that just feel vindictive though? DMV can't afford the kind of external auditing that would've caught this. Not with their current budget. Setting asid
by cheschire 6y ago
Doesn't that just feel vindictive though?
DMV can't afford the kind of external auditing that would've caught this. Not with their current budget. Setting aside taxes etc, what do you propose a public service organization should do in these situations other than trust a company to do what they're saying?
edit: removed a statement distracting from the two questions.
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- yzmtf2008 6y agoHaving better regulation and a bigger government? If the benefit outweighs the damage of data breach here, what's the argument against it?
- cheschire 6y agoYeah it might be distracting from the two questions I did ask. I'll remove the statement because it seems to ruffle some political feathers. It wasn't intended politically, but rather to say the tax situation is a known quantity already which is why the second question asked to set that aside before answering.
- tremon 6y agoDMV can't afford the kind of external auditing that would've caught this Usually, the prevailing wisdom of HN will respond to such a statement with "if you can't afford to do it properly, you shouldn't be doing it at all".
- clort 6y agoCan't afford the auditing with the current budget? So you have to consider if you really care about the privacy that auditing would bring. If you do, then increase the budget.
- brendoelfrendo 6y agoWhy should we set aside taxes? Texas is allergic to taxes and the state government loves to keep itself running on a shoestring budget, but as we can see here, that's just robbing Peter to pay Paul. Adequate funding to run a proper audit and risk management program is definitely the way to go.