[hh2222]

The CEO and company management should eat their own dogfood. Their personal data should be stored in the same insecure systems as their victims.

[JumpCrisscross]

I don’t think LifeLock’s founder regrets making his Social Security number public. Sure his identity was stolen over a dozen times [1]. But he made millions. Making businesses liable for data loss is the only stable long-term solution.

[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/lifelock-symantec-ceo-identit...

[mattmanser]

A similar thing happened to Jeremy Clarkson of top gear fame in 2008 when he said the theft of bank numbers wasn't a big deal and published his bank details.

Someone donated £500 to a charity on his behalf to prove him wrong.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7174760.stm

[MiguelHudnandez]

Was it stolen because he literally broadcast it, or because it was stored in his service? Big difference.

[JumpCrisscross]

Point is the cost of putting his information at risk outweighed the benefits he derived from the company.