Bob Sullivan over at The Red Tape Chronicles has posted an excellent piece on “Dear John Data Letters,” a name he’s given to the all-too-common notification letters that breaching organizations send to their “victims” (their customers whose data they’ve lost). He says, “I call them Dear John data letters, because of the bad news they bring and their decidedly warm and fuzzy tone.” Indeed! His article shows the apparent disconnect between consumers, the letters, and the consequences.
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Red Tape Chronicles: After Data Loss, ID Theft Soars