What a waste of time and money in the court system. A judge will laugh this out of the court. His employment was "at will" in CA. Google can fire anyone, at any time, for any reason. This is purely for a gimmick for exposure. Add to that, that it will appear that he has attached himself to the current conservative movement in Washington DC and a California court is going to treat this like gum at the bottom of a shoe. And don't forget about the current "Time's Up" movement, his ass will be in a sling because that manifesto coupled with the wage comparisons that will surface between Demore and his female peers. He is going to look ridiculous. All a lawyer will have say is" Hey, you're were making 30% more than your female peers for doing the same job, and you were still unhappy. You poor little baby, what else can we do for you since you're so mistreated and misunderstood?"

Did I wake up in a parallel universe? Think of every possible expletive than dream of shoving them up the tail of this huge asses.

So, I'm curious about the liability of banks, car dealers, collection agencies etc. These companies pass our information to the credit bureaus without our direct permission on a monthly basis. As we are all aware, the information is quite often incorrect and it's up to us to protest. Don't they all have a responsibility to ensure that our data is properly secured? I know lots of people who work at banks that work their tails off to keep things secure. So just throwing the information at the credit bureaus without ensuring that they are secure after all of that work seems insane. It's appears to be the abyss. Additionally, If there is a law in place stating that these banks, car dealers etc. must report this monthly, I'll argue that congress is directly responsible for not supplementing the law with proper controls that carry heavy fines for non compliance. Not just for patching but for the entire network, right down to the routers switches and cables. We all have to have a conversation on what exactly is private vs public too . Drivers Licenses and DOB are no brainers, but what else? I ask because, this information sharing has gotten way out of hand.

Yeah, I saw that! Once again, the IT department is a bone thrown to a special interest friend of another Exec. Mind you, there are a lot of companies that use CFO's as the acting CIO! If you have a good Director with IT knowledge under them, you might be able to get away with it, but sadly this is not the case in many instances. When I read this stuff I feel like I'm on crazy pills. I'm waiting for my straight jacket and paddle walls.

I agree, because certifications and a lifetime in IT are also very good teachers. However, we all have to admit, that there is a lot of dead weight out there. I for one, have seen many Directors, CIO's, CSO's with very little, if any IT knowledge. As a matter of fact, I met a CSO of a now defunct mortgage company that did not know what a /27 meant. (Now, I'll try to be kind about it, because there are days when I am stressed and tired and I can't subnet really fast, but c'mon you should at lease know what it means) I've met an IT director of a govt offshoot that has a BS in PA, who knew NOTHING about IT and told me anyone could manage IT if they knew about projects. All his staff basically got by without patching because he was completely unaware. As long as things were up and running he couldn't tell and did not really care. As a matter of fact, whenever anyone would bring up security flaws, he said that they were exaggerating and dramatic, because he had no ability to see the damage it could cause. Always just politics and yes to everything. Sounds like this is what may have happened at Equifax. The admin/admin in Argentina is also an indicator of this type of executive. So sad. So sad for ALL of us.

With ya.

They have no teeth! They investigate them every minute of every day for something and then fine them some pidly amount. They never did anything in the past, why would they do anything now. Just look at their website and all of the complaints. BS. Total F*cking BS! Now they expect us to eat it. They should be investigated too! Why the hell have they waited so long to do something? They are partly to blame for this mess.

One thing is for sure, from a legal standpoint Equifax and EVERY credit reporting must verify EVERY item on EVERY credit report. Why? Because that cannot prove that the data has not been tampered with for any reason. They need to prove they verified it as well. By law, they have to prove that the data about each of us is in fact true. They can not. If they are permitted to stay in business, they should wipe down to 0 for each of us. New slate. Them too. But, I think they should all be put out of business for security reasons.

Agreed! But sadly, this is a common theme. Just look at shodan. What a f*ing mess. The majority of companies don't care. They figure they can mitigate the risk. You know, if it costs 1mill to manage and they would only be sued for 100k if caught within a 1 year period ...it's acceptable. I think EVERY SINGLE American should freeze their credit and file a suit against them.

A friend of mine just brought up that we should just sell our own information now! LOL, we would be up $20 that way!

I just laughed out loud! Let me guess, all of their routers are admin G3t0ut.

They chose to use it! So naturally, it's someone else's fault. I am so sick of this shit! They are all parasites. And the US government never did anything about it because they too, want all of your data so they can bypass the intention of the US constitution. I'll add that this breach should discredit everything the credit bureau's have collected. It proves they have no control over their data and that most of it can be manipulated and controlled on behalf of big corporations. Congress, what the hell are you doing? If anything.

"Uber displayed rider information in an aerial view known internally as "God View."

They should have called it what it is! Voyeuristic, creepy stalker and skank view!

That's not the point. It's about being proactive and avoiding this kind of penetration into US interests. I have a lot of respect for Kaspersky, I just think there are limits to what we share and who should have access to our government systems. After all, we are not all one Global nation. As for commercial businesses, they are our backbone. Wall Street is an example. And, I don't think any foreign nation should have access to what gives the US a financial lead. A collapse of the stock market would be detrimental to our well being as a nation and being proactive is not only logical, but expected by most US citizens who are invested in the markets.

It was in Kaspersky's best interest to try to collaborate with Symantec because they knew they would be vulnerable to what is now called Stuxnet. Why not use a US company to uncover US government tools? (sarcasm) The Russians must think we are real idiots.