• @PunnyName@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Hey, does anyone else remember the 2017 Equifax breach? No? Just me?

    Yeah, we’re all compromised. Thanks, capitalism.

    Edit: oh, right - Equifax still gets to continue business!

    • @pdxfed@lemmy.world
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      213 months ago

      TBD, they did offer $25 in a class action settlement, which probably equates to the value of permanent PII data visibility on the Internet. /S

    • @Skanky@lemmy.world
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      173 months ago

      Oh i remember.

      Not only do they get to continue business, they never received any sort of punishment whatsoever. Not even a fine.

      • Ebby
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        3 months ago

        Not only that, the service they generously offered to help those affected for free in lieu of fines is a data harvesting goldmine.

        You’re literally giving the company that lost control of its data, more data to use for marketing and profit.

  • Boozilla
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    303 months ago

    IT nerd: Sure, security costs money, but we care about protecting our customers more, right? Right?

    Boss: We care about the money more.

  • @hperrin@lemmy.world
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    83 months ago

    I think it’s about time we stopped using social security numbers for everything and came up with a better system.

  • @Thann@lemmy.ml
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    43 months ago

    Its been almost 50 years since public key cryptography was discovered. The fact that its not used for everything financial now is inexcusable

  • Tygr
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    23 months ago

    A free year of credit monitoring for 73 million!