Re Equifax breach

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
> Date: September 9, 2017 at 9:09:12 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>, Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re Equifax breach
>
> (for IP, if you wish)
>
> The human cost of this breach would be enormous under any circumstances:
> some people will lose their money and their homes because of this,
> and many millions more will have to deal with the stress and anxiety as
> well as the never-ending hassle of trying to get Equifax to do the right
> thing -- which, so far, they've shown every inclination of studiously
> avoiding in favor of exploiting their own massive failure for profit.
>
> It's not an exaggeration to say that people will die sooner because
> of this.  Whether it's from stress or from the despair and misery of
> finding themselves stripped of their assets, there is a price to be paid
> in human suffering.  Except for Equifax executives, of course.
>
> But under *these* circumstances, with one major US disaster ongoing in
> Texas and another in progress (Puerto Rico, Florida), the cost will be
> even higher.  Does anyone doubt that the new owners of this data won't
> hesitate to specifically target and exploit people who are preoccupied
> with trying to survive and put their lives back together?  The opportunities
> for insurance fraud alone are enormous and will no doubt be exacerbated
> by the ponderous machinery of insurance companies -- dim-witted, slow,
> and bueaucratic, thus nearly a perfect target for anyone with equipped
> with the requisite data and even a semblance of a plan.
>
> ---rsk



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