• @PunnyName
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    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
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      216 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
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      176 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.

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        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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    306 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.

    • @PunnyName
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      116 months ago

      The crux of Jurassic Park was that Hammond spared LOTS of expense for IT, lol

      • @[email protected]
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        46 months ago

        And everything else. Fences, signage, power systems, pre-employment background checks…

        • @PunnyName
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          26 months ago

          Much of that was due to Nedry turning off the security systems so he could steal and sell the embryos…because he wasn’t getting paid enough.

      • Boozilla
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        06 months ago

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  • @hperrin
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    86 months ago

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

  • Flying Squid
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    46 months ago

    Cool. Can’t wait for someone to steal my identity.

  • @[email protected]
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    46 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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    26 months ago

    A free year of credit monitoring for 73 million!