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posted by Dopefish on Tuesday February 18 2014, @10:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the ensuring-fairness-and-safety dept.

Papas Fritas writes:

"Michael Kitchen at Marketwatch reports that when companies in the US are hacked for customer information they often seem to react to such thefts with little more than a sigh and a shrug if they even report it at all. But in South Korea, they don't mess around with ID theft.

South Korea's financial-services regulator announced Sunday that three firms which suffered the theft of consumers' data last year would be barred from issuing any new credit cards or extending any loans for three months. In addition, the executives at the companies involved showed their contrition by going before television cameras and making deep bows and personal apologies. Some executives reportedly resigned over the incident, even though the alleged ID thieves were caught and arrested. The South Korean Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said the companies had 'neglected their legal duties of preventing any leakage of customer information.'"

 
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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by BradTheGeek on Tuesday February 18 2014, @10:55AM

    by BradTheGeek (450) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @10:55AM (#1523)

    Unfortunately, aside from a few examples, we live in a 'pass the buck' society.

    Accountability, much like ethics, are something for PR departments to develop flowery speeches for, not to follow.

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  • (Score: 1) by mrbluze on Tuesday February 18 2014, @11:17AM

    by mrbluze (49) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @11:17AM (#1529) Journal

    In other countries lawyers would sue the banks, and the victims would get 10%.

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  • (Score: 1) by mechanicjay on Tuesday February 18 2014, @12:23PM

    by mechanicjay (7) <reversethis-{gro ... a} {yajcinahcem}> on Tuesday February 18 2014, @12:23PM (#1554) Homepage Journal

    Yes, if you craft your policies and procedures properly, no one ends up holding the bag when things go tits-up. I am fundamentally opposed to this mode of operation, I think it's ruining society.

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