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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23749405

A $15.75 million promise.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I mean, that's fair. You can't guarantee not to get hacked unless you shut down your company.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How do you promise an attempt?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

that’s why they hired Wade. With Wade around, woo baby… there’s no doubt about it now.

Wade is just m something else.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

We have a concept of a plan so as to not get hacked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

T-Mobile is a great sell. But a horrible follow-through. Goodbye T-Mobile forever (as of last week).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Who do you use instead?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Promises not to get hacked

Fast forward next month ..

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago (2 children)

...........thats not a promise you can make. Infact, I'd argue that you're inviting to get hacked, because now some hacker is out there like CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The easiest way is to not store the data in the first place. Can't hack data that doesn't exist. Why does anyone need to keep social security numbers on file.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Especially considering they were explicitly designed NOT for that purpose. Not only is it illegal for government agencies to deny you anything if you refuse to provide an SSN, but until 1972, this verbiage was printed on every Social Security card: "FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES -- NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION."

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Of course it is!

They're not promising they won't be hacked again.
They're only promising they'll try not to be. Which is promising practically nothing.