| Galaki said: Maybe someday, we'll just go back to hiding money under the couches and mattresses. |
I'm going to assume that was a joke.
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Anyway, companies are being hacked all the live long day, and have been for years, now. It's understandable as to why companies would want to keep quiet about it, for PR reasons, however, I do agree that some legislation needs to passed in regards to immediate transparency over hacks.
Unfortunately, the problem with that is that companies may choose to just ignore said legislation. In the UK, for example, it is against the law for companies to hold a person's data for any longer than necessary, and they have to make reasonable efforts to make sure its up-to-date and accurate...how many hacks have their been where the hackers have retrieved hoarded data from years ago? It's illegal that the companies have this data, and yet it's heralded as a positive "it was only old data that the hackers got". Secondly, Sony were breaking the law in the UK when they weren't encrypting British citizens data... as the DPA clearly specifies that all personal data must be encrypted. I'm sure the UK isn't the only country with these laws, and I'm sure it's not the only country where the laws get ignored.
Ultimately, though, these events prove that an anarchist world just wouldn't work.
