Apr 14 2005
Cover up of security breaches
SecurityFocus HOME News: It’s official: ChoicePoint, LexisNexis rooted
The admissions - under oath, finally - that these companies gladly covered up their blunders and misdeeds, until required by California law to notify victims, proves that regulation is essential to keeping them honest.
I’m normally of the mindset that government should stay out of business as much as possible. But when I hear about what businesses are willing to do, and more importantly, what they’re willing to do to us, I feel myself wanting more government involvement. One thing that worries me about this is that SB1386 (the California law referred to in the article) specifically exempts state and federal governments. If businesses are willing to cover up comprimises, what’s to stop the government from doing the same?
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