>I think most people adopt the "I have nothing to hide, so what does it matter?" attitude. I think when this comes up it's a rationalization when the question

>I think most people adopt the "I have nothing to hide, so what does it matter?" attitude. I think when this comes up it's a rationalization when the question becomes personal, "what if YOU had your identity stolen." However, for large-scale stories like this, I think defeatism drives the response more than a sense of innocence. You can't fight city hall, a cultural principle that anything a business does is justified, and other "oh well!" type reactions.