Dan GillmorIn a society where privacy had any meaning at all, the top executives at UnitedHealth would be fired -- with no golden parachutes -- or, better yet, indicted for their incompetence and indifference. https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-hackers-substantial-proportion-americans/
Peter Cohen@dangillmor in a society where healthcare had any meaning for public good and not corporate profit, an organization like UnitedHealth wouldn't exist to begin with
PeterIt's OK!
The person who lives in the office basement sorting incoming mail—not at all busy these days, but they're kept on as a favour to their mom—has been found to be at fault and has been fired.
All taken care of. Nothing to see here. Be about your business, citizens.
chris overcash@dangillmor imagine if this was a Japanese company… the entire c-suite and board would commit seppuku for bringing such shame to themselves and their families.
Ned Hamson@dangillmor No excuse for not taking care to secure the data that has med you so much money!
mark@dangillmor burn them at the stake
Louis Cyphre@dangillmor Also the #TechCrunch headline. "UnitedHealth lets hackers steal patient data through incompetent security practices and management malfeasance" Fixed it
Diego Mazacotte
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Ulrike@dangillmor
UHC exists solely to steal our healthcare. Lax security is just a bonus.
UHC exists solely to steal our healthcare. Lax security is just a bonus.
TL JordanI'd say that sucks, but the odd chance that the perpetrators might dump that info online somewhere is really my only shot (short of hiring a lawyer) at finding out if my medical record has been red flagged, when, by whom, and why.
Perhaps there will be a nice class action lawsuit later. We can all join up to receive pittance checks.
72mz@dangillmor
If there was willful neglect of safety features, just to save money, criminal charges should be made those responsible. A year of ID monitoring is cheaper than making the data more secure.
If there was willful neglect of safety features, just to save money, criminal charges should be made those responsible. A year of ID monitoring is cheaper than making the data more secure.