[Dataloss] [vanderaj at greebo.net: SF new column announcement: Strict liability for data breaches?]

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Not a chance of that happening, SS is the deadly third rail of 
politics, and with so many baby-boomers retiring, it would be a death 
sentence for ANY administration, and they all know it.
The idea of it being the incendiary issue setting of reform, yes, it 
might just be the ticket, especially if it resulted in theft of 
identities, and cash loss from banking accounts. There would be hell 
to pay indeed!

At 18:43 2/21/2006, you wrote:
>  " So until  major dataloss incident, that can not be covered up, 
> flows out onto the street and people scream for preventive 
> measures, don't hold your breath. Something like a few billion 
> being scammed by the Russian mob doesn't even come close here. 
> Hell, the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took a $4 billion 
> loss and nary batted an eyeball, (like how many of us heard of it?) 
> so if they're not blinking at a few billion, what DOES constitute 
> as a major incident? "
>
>Hmmm...millions of seniors living on Social Security getting 
>'hacked' might constitute a major incident that would bring about 
>change. But, if it happens under this WH, all it will be seen as is 
>an excuse to scrap Social Security.

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