[I want the USA back]

They still matter, but no one is asking why all our sensitive financial information was recorded about us without our consent and put into a huge database in such a way that a hacker could get it all.
Why was it all open to access? Why wasn’t it divided into segments so no one hacker could get it all at one time?
Why are we not being compensated? A year of free monitoring is a joke. Monitor what? The information is already out there!
We had no choice! They took the information about us without asking us!

[robroys woman]

They still matter, but no one is asking why all our sensitive financial information was recorded about us without our consent and put into a huge database in such a way that a hacker could get it all.

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I think the result may be that your credit score may become almost irrelevant if you believe your identity was stolen. All you have to do is threaten to sue.

i.e. it is no longer on you to prove your identity was stolen. Rather, it is on them to prove it wasn’t.

I say this because of what you posted above.

[Garth Tater]

"A year of free monitoring is a joke. Monitor what? The information is already out there!"

We're going to need something to verify that we are who we say we are when transacting business over the net and in person. Something that is not based on personal information or a secret password. The only thing that comes to mind is some sort of RFID chip implanted in our hands or maybe somewhere else in our bodies - with govt licensed and certified chip readers built into our computing devices and maybe handheld readers for LEO and other important people....

[taxcontrol]

As one who consults in cybersecurity and who specializes in the financial industry, I can tell you that the majority of the time, hackers get it though simple means. Once in, there is no separation of services within the institution.

Think of a hospital. Does the parking attendant or security guard need to have access to patient billing? Does the maintenance staff need to have access to the nurses station? Do Doctor’s need to have access to accounting and billing? While everyone recognizes the need for “need to know” controls - few actually implement them.

[CJ Wolf]

“A year of free monitoring is a joke. Monitor what? The information is already out there!”

They just monitor to see if anybody is using that information that got loose in the wild.