Comments on: LexisNexis personal data hacked http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4171 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4171/comment-page-1#comment-10956 Reader's Write Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:40:58 +0000 #comment-10956 Consumers should have the ability to decide if these companies are allowed to store data about them. If a consumer decides he or she no longer wishes a company to store data about them, the company should be required to remove all data pertaining to the consumer. This should not apply if the consumer is still in debt to the company. I personally do not like the fact that data about me can be bought and sold without my express authorization. I see cases at least once a month where private data in the hands of cartels are abused by unauthorized personne. l Consumers should have the ability to decide if these companies are allowed to store data about them. If a consumer decides he or she no longer wishes a company to store data about them, the company should be required to remove all data pertaining to the consumer.

This should not apply if the consumer is still in debt to the company. I personally do not like the fact that data about me can be bought and sold without my express authorization. I see cases at least once a month where private data in the hands of cartels are abused by unauthorized personne. l

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