Re: Re: choice-point screw-up and secure hashes

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, Kurt Seifried wrote:

> > Don't forget that it's bad for the company's image to have confidential
> > customer data stolen. As soon as the press catches on it's bad for
> > business.
> > So, companies *do* have a drive to secure your private data.
>
> Uhhh no. See consumers such as yourself don't actually purchase services
> from choicepoint/etc (unless you're a Nigerian guy who is into ID theft =).
> Businesses do. And businesses don't care if choicepoint is secure or not,
> they care if choicepoint has the data. It's like Equifax, you don't buy
> information from them, companies you deal with do. These firms have no
> incentive to protect your information, because they'll never lose your
> business.
>
> Sorry to break it to you, but there are no market forces to drive these
> companies to better security.

Let alone the fact that peopoe, individuals, tend to ahve very short term
memories of such events, unless directly affected by the event.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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