I think part of this issue is, change. What did it matter, 30 to 50 years ago, if things were public. Public how? Well, sure it was public knowledge about ho

I think part of this issue is, change. What did it matter, 30 to 50 years ago, if things were public. Public how? Well, sure it was public knowledge about home ownership, but you'd have to fax, or call, to get the info! And a person would have to do the work of a lookup of paper files. And so often there was a minor charge, to pay for that bit of work. Maybe even long distance phone costs(fax), or shipping costs too! So sure, it was public knowledge, but not usable in some sort of mass exploit. And beyond that, people performing mass exploits encountered people at the other end too! So people would notice a change in behaviour, strange things happening en mass. Sure, "a dude" could pull tricks against an account, but hundreds? Millions? No way! So legisltion, and behaviour needs to catch up, and embrace the differences today.