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Should companies be held accountable for harboring private info that gets hacked?

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Yet another big company data breach ... https://www.yahoo.com/tech/500-million-yahoo-accounts-hacked-140000708.html

Its long been understood that a business has an obligation to provide some degree of reasonable security for its customers and employees -- lights in a parking lot at night, security cameras, security guards, etc.

Organizations (whether companies or government bureaus ... the VA got hacked a few times) play fast and loose with private information -- your credit card numbers, social security numbers, home and billing addresses, everything identity thieves need all in one big database. And no, you aren't safe if you only shop in 'brick and mortar' stores as a lot of Target stores found out the hard way.

If organizations don't take adequate measures to keep private customer/employee data protected that imperils their employees' or customers' identity and credit scores, shouldn't they be liable for that private information being inadequately secured against hackers resulting in a private person's identity being stolen?

I'm a big fan of the Internet, I've been buying things online since the 1990s. However, it does seem to me that organizations treat data security as something to take shortcuts on, and to not give private customer/employee data the same regard they do their actual trade secrets.

What do you guys think? Should organizations harboring your private information be responsible for keeping it secure and held to account if they don't?
 
Ya sure, but have you noticed what a disaster our political system is? Have you noticed what a disaster our legal system is? We cant do much easier much more basic very important things even close to right, lets not over tax the system, MKay?
 
Yes, companies should have the responsibility to protect their customers private information...and if they don't...it's class action lawsuit time.
 
DirtyRat said:
Yet another big company data breach ... https://www.yahoo.com/tech/500-million-yahoo-accounts-hacked-140000708.html

Its long been understood that a business has an obligation to provide some degree of reasonable security for its customers and employees -- lights in a parking lot at night, security cameras, security guards, etc.

Organizations (whether companies or government bureaus ... the VA got hacked a few times) play fast and loose with private information -- your credit card numbers, social security numbers, home and billing addresses, everything identity thieves need all in one big database. And no, you aren't safe if you only shop in 'brick and mortar' stores as a lot of Target stores found out the hard way.

If organizations don't take adequate measures to keep private customer/employee data protected that imperils their employees' or customers' identity and credit scores, shouldn't they be liable for that private information being inadequately secured against hackers resulting in a private person's identity being stolen?

I'm a big fan of the Internet, I've been buying things online since the 1990s. However, it does seem to me that organizations treat data security as something to take shortcuts on, and to not give private customer/employee data the same regard they do their actual trade secrets.

What do you guys think? Should organizations harboring your private information be responsible for keeping it secure and held to account if they don't?
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They can be sued now if they don't have reasonable protections. But, have you noticed how secure the federal government is with their computer systems? How about, not at all. Have you noticed Sen. Hillary Clinton being held accountable? How about not at all.

I realize a lot of people in the U.S. are eager to sue someone for something but you don't really need to work this hard to help the attorneys.
 
DirtyRat said:
Yet another big company data breach ... https://www.yahoo.com/tech/500-million-yahoo-accounts-hacked-140000708.html

Its long been understood that a business has an obligation to provide some degree of reasonable security for its customers and employees -- lights in a parking lot at night, security cameras, security guards, etc.

Organizations (whether companies or government bureaus ... the VA got hacked a few times) play fast and loose with private information -- your credit card numbers, social security numbers, home and billing addresses, everything identity thieves need all in one big database. And no, you aren't safe if you only shop in 'brick and mortar' stores as a lot of Target stores found out the hard way.

If organizations don't take adequate measures to keep private customer/employee data protected that imperils their employees' or customers' identity and credit scores, shouldn't they be liable for that private information being inadequately secured against hackers resulting in a private person's identity being stolen?

I'm a big fan of the Internet, I've been buying things online since the 1990s. However, it does seem to me that organizations treat data security as something to take shortcuts on, and to not give private customer/employee data the same regard they do their actual trade secrets.

What do you guys think? Should organizations harboring your private information be responsible for keeping it secure and held to account if they don't?
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what is it exactly you would like them to do, that they arent already doing?

i am in the retail auto business...and we have access to basically every important piece of customer data there is

and i spend a crapload of money every year, updating my systems, and doing everything i know how to do to safeguard it

is my system 100% safe...i think so....but with today's hacker's, who really knows

how much liability insurance do you want me to carry?

Should a breach if a hacker gets in put us out of business?

What more do you want me to do, that i am not already doing?

Due diligence is one thing....and i agree that companies should have it

But there is only so much we as a business can do....you know that right?

If our government can be hacked....anyone can be....
 
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