Comments on: Class action suit over ID theft tossed out

Acxiom, a data warehouser, had its databases looted at least twice. But judge throws out an ID-theft class action suit.

[Big Tsunami]

Another Abdication of Responsibility

Until the time comes when the compromise of data security and abuse of personal information is catastrophic, will US legislators do anything to protect the digital rights of consumers. Consumers need a DRM that says every sharing is an 'opt in' situation. That is, they must tell you and you have to give explicit permission before your personal information is shared with others or that the information repository is accessible from other countries or resident there.

Until we stop allowing this foolishness to proliferate, we are steps closer to a catastrophic compromise.

[jabbotts]

isn't that the truth

A small excerpt from the "Eulogy for the sad passing of Common Sense"

"
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promtly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame and I'm A Victime.
"

I understand the legal side of this one but it's still a big business being obsolved of responsability for poor system security. Any chance that big business is going to realize that Info Security is important? Perhaps not as long as implementation and policy changes fall outside the bugdet restrictions.

[wbenton]

Ludicrous at best

So if I knock over Fort Knox and there is no traces of me using the Gold from there... because I've hidden it in a valut for the next 20 years... I can get away with the theft?

Same thing... different circumstances.

The judge has just passed that it's ok to hack databases if it can't be proved that the data was used malaciously. Even though it can be proven that it was stolen.

A definate backward step in internet history!!!

FWIW