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Equifax takes down web page after reports of new hack

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Re: Equifax takes down web page after reports of new hack

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post #96

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"My data" is data about me because without me it wouldn't exist.

And this is my comment, which wouldn't exist without me, and I don't give you permission to read, link to, or reproduce it.

Except you have a choice to leave a comment where I don't have a practical choice to not give my information to a credit agency.

Re: Equifax takes down web page after reports of new hack

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> issue treasury bonds to shareholders who aren't members of the board

There's really no reason to exclude board members other than spite. If you're going to fine them then just fine them.

Okay, their fine is the value of their stock/options in the company. I think companies would care more about security if the board members were the ones we make examples of in cases like this.

Re: Equifax takes down web page after reports of new hack

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post #89

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> And the worst part is, I have no idea how I as a person could say "I don't want to do work with Equifax because I don't trust them." A good start might be never employ anyone who has worked in Equifax IT. There should be some sort of professional repercussions for being involved with an organization as incompetent as this lot seem to be.

Why is that a good start? They are ex employees. Perhaps they are no longer there because they quit due to bad leadership, bad security, bad company ethics, or maybe they were fired for continually reporting their security flaws? I get that some people like meting out punishment, but it seems like a good idea to limit it to the people responsible.

Your and other comments are good responses. My comment was mean-spirited and (worse) wouldn't solve the problem.

A lot of the problems we are seeing can be traced back to the fact that the leadership who make decisions suffer little or nothing in the way of personal consequences. It seems past time for us to change the law so that this is no longer the case. That's about the only way things will change. It's dispiriting to see security breaches and misuse of personal data happening again and again.

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