<story><title>Crooks threaten to leak 3B personal records &apos;stolen from background check firm&apos;</title><url>https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/03/usdod_data_dump/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Nuzzerino</author><text>From the opt-out link:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; If you are a California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, or Utah resident, you have the right to request that we delete personal information that we collect about you, subject to certain exceptions.&lt;p&gt;I think it&amp;#x27;s time to require this on a national level. This is getting ridiculous.</text></comment>
<story><title>Crooks threaten to leak 3B personal records &apos;stolen from background check firm&apos;</title><url>https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/03/usdod_data_dump/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>dmitrygr</author><text>This will continue until we make having a huge collection of personal data into a liability and not an asset for companies. Actual jail terms for CEOs for leaks would be a wonderful start. Or, at least, we should have fines that are not wrist-slaps. For example, a fine of $1000 paid to each individual per leak would be a good starting point. Then, companies will properly start minimizing the amount of data they store, in fear of a crippling loss.</text></comment>