At what point does our federal government stop and take a moments notice that the security of our identity is not safe and that changes need to be made. The data breach craze hit the mainstream media about a year ago when it was revealed it was revealed that Target's information was breached for about 14 days in the second half of November 2013. Now a year later, the list of companies that has had their private information stolen is numerous and continues to grow. Dairy Queen, Jimmy Johns, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, and locally in Minnesota...Grand Casino Mille Lacs to name a few, who have had their data breached. Home Depot's information was exposed for six months before they caught it. My debit card was terminated on the spot when my bank caught someone trying to make a purchase at a Target in Toronto up in Canada. I found this out when I tried to purchase some gas for my car after work one day. There was someone online who commented on the report of the Grand Casino breach that they have already had their debit card changed four times this year already. The message here is that credit and debit cards are no longer safe in this country. This has turned into a crisis and I work hard for the little money I earn. Now that the politicians are done bashing each other in campaign ads for the election, it is now time to get down to business. A top priority of the legislature when they return to session is how to fix this massive problem. If people are going to be afraid to spend using a debit card or a credit card, then the nation will be right back in the financial crisis we just worked so hard to get out of.
#getdowntobusiness
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