Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Day: September 15, 2017

  • How wide was the Equifax data breach?

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    143 million US consumers were caught up in the data breach. I keep seeing it portrayed as 44% of the US population. But, the US population includes children. Initially, it seemed to me the better metric was 11 million more than all of 2016 IRS tax filers. The problems with this latter comparison? Lots of…

  • Review: Maori Myths & Legendary Tales

    Review: Maori Myths & Legendary Tales

    Maori Myths & Legendary Tales by Alexander Wyclif Reed My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you have seen “Moana” and want to read some of the original stories about Maui, then this book is for you. He shows up in maybe up to a dozen ones. I picked this up at Te Puia where…

  • Overuse of SSNs

    The overuse of the Social Security Number bothers me. Healthcare providers use the SSN. They all want it, so they all have it in their files and databases. Given the push to move records to electronic form, they all have it recorded in databases. This makes them tempting targets for fraudsters. They have to use…