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Re: [vanderaj () greebo net: SF new column announcement: Strict liability for data breaches?]


From: blitz <blitz () strikenet kicks-ass net>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:02:52 -0500

Not a chance of that happening, SS is the deadly third rail of politics, and with so many baby-boomers retiring, it would be a death sentence for ANY administration, and they all know it. The idea of it being the incendiary issue setting of reform, yes, it might just be the ticket, especially if it resulted in theft of identities, and cash loss from banking accounts. There would be hell to pay indeed!

At 18:43 2/21/2006, you wrote:
" So until major dataloss incident, that can not be covered up, flows out onto the street and people scream for preventive measures, don't hold your breath. Something like a few billion being scammed by the Russian mob doesn't even come close here. Hell, the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took a $4 billion loss and nary batted an eyeball, (like how many of us heard of it?) so if they're not blinking at a few billion, what DOES constitute as a major incident? "

Hmmm...millions of seniors living on Social Security getting 'hacked' might constitute a major incident that would bring about change. But, if it happens under this WH, all it will be seen as is an excuse to scrap Social Security.

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