Yeah, "legislation" will fix it. The government would never violate the "law."cb1000rider wrote:I'm sorry, as someone that works in tech.. This smacks of sensationalism until they post some real details.
Most large companies that deal with end consumers have consumer financial and/or personal data. Many of these companies employ contractors either directly or indirectly.
In *some* circumstances, such has healthcare, we've got legislation requiring that tech companies store that data in a means that prevents easy snooping. These circumstances are the exception, not the rule.
What I'm saying is that lots of people every where in technology have access to a ton of consumer data... Contractor or non-contractor, it makes no difference to me.
Stuff that banks might have: account numbers, balance data, maybe credit scores. I don't give that stuff away, but by no means is it top secret.
Maybe it's just that I'm aware of how many people have access to this data.. Developers, DBAs, testers, network administrators... It's hardly earth shattering. Maybe what's earth shattering is the fact that most people don't know?
What shocks me is the number of contractors that have access to truly classified data related to national security. I think the number I heard was something like 1000 people have access to "Top Secret" level documentation either directly or indirectly..
