http://www.imacdonald.co.uk/2008/04/02/tjx-fined-as-much-as-49-million-for-loosing-credit-card-data/ The Home of Ian Macdonald Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.imacdonald.co.uk/2008/04/02/tjx-fined-as-much-as-49-million-for-loosing-credit-card-data/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Ian Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:45:54 +0000 http://www.imacdonald.co.uk/?p=335#comment-86 I am not up on what the FTC's involvement is or isn't in this case. However when I hear that credit cards were pulled off an insecure wireless network you have to wonder who was in charge of securing the data. America has a very lack view on protecting personally identifiable information compared to other countries. Having large dollar amount associated with failures will focus the industry to improve. In countries when the retailers foot the bill for fraud the security of credit cards have improved. When was the last time someone checked your signature on a purchase in a US Store. I am not up on what the FTC’s involvement is or isn’t in this case. However when I hear that credit cards were pulled off an insecure wireless network you have to wonder who was in charge of securing the data. America has a very lack view on protecting personally identifiable information compared to other countries. Having large dollar amount associated with failures will focus the industry to improve. In countries when the retailers foot the bill for fraud the security of credit cards have improved. When was the last time someone checked your signature on a purchase in a US Store.

]]> http://www.imacdonald.co.uk/2008/04/02/tjx-fined-as-much-as-49-million-for-loosing-credit-card-data/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Benjamin Wright Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:27:32 +0000 http://www.imacdonald.co.uk/?p=335#comment-85 Ian: The FTC treated TJX unfairly. The FTC should <a href="http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/03/ftc-treats-tjx-unfairly.html" rel="nofollow">rethink the law of credit card security</a>, and stop treating merchant victims of organized crime as culprits. --Ben Ian: The FTC treated TJX unfairly. The FTC should rethink the law of credit card security, and stop treating merchant victims of organized crime as culprits. –Ben

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