Prepare for more of this attitude, especially as things move more towards cloud-based apps. While I personally feel that my personal data is something I own and should control, that view is not shared by organizations that store large amounts of client data. There is no apparent "ownership" on the part of the client, and there is no option to not have your data exposed, so this sort of situation is going to happen over and over and over again. Not only in crime scenarios, but also profiling, marketing and whatever it is the data holders feel is appropriate or profitable to do with the data.
Dave David Smith Systems Administrator Doan Family of Dealerships (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 [email protected] www.upstatedigitools.com This message may contain confidential and/or proprietary information, and is intended for the person/entity for whom it was originally addressed. Any use by others is strictly prohibited -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NF] We're definitely maybe serious about data breach notification, yes, *definitely maybe* Hi Everybody, From Health IT email: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/Health-IT-Data-Breaches-No-Harm-No-F oul-293398/ As an editor of SANS puts it: "Ok... let me get this straight: I screw up and let someone steal your data. Then *I* (an acknowledged screw-up) get to decide if my screw-up poses any harm to you!?!? What could possibly go wrong with that? Next up: rapists, murderers, and felons get to decide if they're ready to be released from prison..." -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/01c001ca4c05$b59838c0$20c8aa...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
