Remember How TJX Was The Worst Data Breach In History? Well, It Was Actually Worse
30th October 2007
Read it. It would appear that the only sure way to avoid identity theft is never to give your personal information to anybody — and that includes the government.
Of course, that means you have to pay cash for everything. And that won’t get you an iPhone.
I’m not a big fan of punitive damages in lawsuits against corporations, since that only hurts the stockholders rather than the actual culprits. However, I’d be up for some cruel and unusual punishment on corporate managers that breach their fiduciary duties.