DISQUS

eee_eff · 1 year ago

The authors revel in the breach data that has been made available to them thanks to disclosure laws like California’s SB 1386. A libertarian purist must quibble with mandated disclosure when common law can drive consumer protection more elegantly. But good data is good data, and the happenstance of its availability in the breach area is welcome.

That's hardly a happenstance-the law is doing what it was intended to do. The correct term for that is: Good Design.
Jim Harper · 1 year ago

Interesting point, e_f, but what was SB 1386 intended to do, and how well has it achieved that goal? Please point to any evidence you can muster for either question.
Adam · 1 year ago

Thanks for the great review Jim!

To the point being discussed in the comments, my understanding of 1386 (and this is explicit in the preamble of the law) is that it was intended to allow people at risk of identity theft to protect themselves. The transparency it delivers is an unexpected consequence. As I'm sure readers of this blog are aware, designing such a mechanism is quite tricky, and anticipating all of the consequences is even harder.
Traveller_Adventure · 3 months ago

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