Some things just are unbelievable.

[rah]

Only in the US of A.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

Just because your resume says you exposed the personal data, including Social Security numbers, of some 143 million Americans while practicing unsafe security, it doesn't mean you can't score a multi-million dollar contract with the Internal Revenue Service. That's the case even if your name is Equifax and you're being contracted by the IRS to "verify taxpayer identity" to combat fraud.

The $7.25 million no-bid contract to Equifax was posted the last day of the fiscal year, Saturday, on the government's Federal Business Opportunities database. It was awarded Friday, three weeks after Equifax announced what Ars has described as "very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever." According to the posting, Equifax will "assist in ongoing identity verification and validations" for the IRS.

Heard this on the news this morning and thought it was a joke, only to look online and have it verified. The optics on this are just a bit much for me.

 

[Narz]

Thought this was gonna be a religion thread.

 

[rah]

Even that would be more believable than this.

 

[VicRatlhead5199]

Even that would be more believable than this.

I wish I felt that way. America's legal bribery makes it so nothing matters other than who's palms you've greased. We have institutionalized corruption here in the good ol' US.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Guys, hang on, to be fair ...

Richard Smith, the Equifax CEO at the time of the breach, apologized Tuesday for the hack while testifying before Congress

He apologized.

 

[rah]

I wish I felt that way. America's legal bribery makes it so nothing matters other than who's palms you've greased. We have institutionalized corruption here in the good ol' US.

Yeah the part

The $7.25 million no-bid contract to Equifax was posted the last day of the fiscal year, Saturday, on the government's Federal Business

wasn't suspicious at all.


I just can't believe there isn't an outrage over this.

 

[Lexicus]

Only in the US of A.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/



Heard this on the news this morning and thought it was a joke, only to look online and have it verified. The optics on this are just a bit much for me.

This is why I'm a leftist.

 

[Tristan_C]

How? Does this event somehow recommend bureaucrats as more ethical or intelligent than private entities?

 

[Lexicus]

bureaucrats as more ethical or intelligent than private entities?

Do you really believe that there are no bureaucrats in "private entities"?

 

[warpus]

Americans are just too used to this sort of stuff. I don't think there will be an outrage until the government puts ISIS in charge of airport security

 

[GoodSarmatian]

How? Does this event somehow recommend bureaucrats as more ethical or intelligent than private entities?

They have no fiduciary responsibility legal obligation to be unethical, so ethical behavior is at least a possibility.

 

[rah]

Even more annoying is that except for that brief mention, I haven't heard about it anywhere else.

 

[Lexicus]

Even more annoying is that except for that brief mention, I haven't heard about it anywhere else.

I saw it on social media a few days ago. Wasn't trending or anything, though. Definitely a
>capitalism
moment.

 

[rah]

I expect/hope we'll see it referenced on some late night shows. This is really golden material for Oliver and the likes.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Meanwhile at the senate hearing.......note person in the far right of the picture.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41511260

 

[warpus]

Of interest as well

 

[Broken_Erika]

The "Get out of Jail free" cards were a nice touch.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Did he WAX hes head ?
Because that reflection is way too shiny