so this is a related question, but not specifically on point with this thread.
Sony got hacked and before that Epsilon Data Management was hacked (the holder of a lot of info for many companies such as Citi, American Express, Delta, etc http://www.businessrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=45&SubSectionID=136&ArticleID=12925) my question is this...when do we as members of the public have the right to file suit against these companies for damages? The Sony article suggests that if you have a credit card on file that you get a new card, they also suggest you file a fraud alert with the credit bureaus. All these things take time and are at a minimum inconvenient. If an actual identity theft took place and caused more serious hardship there is a price to pay for that. I have never heard of a case against a company that held info that was hacked, but as a consumer who may give info to some companies, that info needs to be kept safe and if it isn't, what would my right for recourse be? I just suspect that class action suits are coming on all this and i wonder where that may go...if only the ThUGs had someone with legal experience and training (Ron) On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm just joking. > Yeah, one of my co-workers just told me about the possible personal > information issue earlier this morning. Scary stuff. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:39 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I knew the network was down all this time, I didn't know it had been >> hacked. >> >> The Irredeemable Shag >> http://firestormfan.com >> http://onceuponageek.com >> http://twitter.com/onceuponageek >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Playstation Network Hacked >> From: Edward Crosby <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, April 27, 2011 9:24 am >> To: [email protected] >> >> Yep. It has been for the past 6 days ago. Welcome to the here and now. :) >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Wow. This could be BIG geek news. >>> >>> http://www.moneytalksnews.com/2011/04/27/playstation-network-hacked/ >>> >>> The Irredeemable Shag >>> http://firestormfan.com >>> http://onceuponageek.com >>> http://twitter.com/onceuponageek >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
