Victims are victims. Stop blaming them.
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Replying to @pmelson @chrissanders88
But the actual victims are the "victim's" users/customers. Blame the party who put them at risk by hoarding unnecessary data.
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Replying to @RichFelker @chrissanders88
1) Not all breaches involve customer data. 2) Name a physical allegory where we treat victims this way.
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Replying to @pmelson @chrissanders88
Shoddily constructed apartment buildings that burn down.
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Replying to @RichFelker @chrissanders88
And not the arsonist?pic.twitter.com/nElQ9H6GMv
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A more apt hypo: A bank gets robbed of five million dollars. Turns out the bank had no guards, alarms, cameras, or vault.
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Except the ordinary users' deposits are insured, and fungible, so only minor impact on them. Insurer (FDIC in US) is main victim.
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Replying to @RichFelker @zezblit and
Ok. So let's assume the robbers take the contents of the safe deposit boxes, then. Or other assets that aren't FDIC insured.
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Replying to @arekfurt @RichFelker and
The point is that when you entrust something to another party for safekeeping, they should be obligated to use reasonable care to protect it
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Especially when you didn't even really consent to them holding it in the first place, which is usually the case with data.
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