As of now, there are 3 major data leak stories on the HN front page at the same time.
Passwords can at least be changed, but data leaks are basically entropic; there's no way to reverse the damage. I don't want to stop holding leak sources accountable for what they lose, but from a personal viewpoint I'm now more interested in mitigation than prevention...
Bartweiss|7 years ago
Passwords can at least be changed, but data leaks are basically entropic; there's no way to reverse the damage. I don't want to stop holding leak sources accountable for what they lose, but from a personal viewpoint I'm now more interested in mitigation than prevention...
rhizome|7 years ago
Where is this happening? I'm not aware of any company being prosecuted (or even penalized in any significant way) for releasing data.