*Firstly, there's one thing all of the victims being ostracized have in common: ...

forgottenpass on July 5, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: They do take security seriously

Firstly, there's one thing all of the victims being ostracized have in common: they disclosed the details of the breach. That is exactly what they should have done; punishing them creates a perverse incentive for victims to hide breaches in the future, a decidedly worse end-user outcome.

Then how do users ask for anything better than the status quo?

lvh on July 6, 2015 [–]

Pick services that practice transparency and are actively trying to fix their software; e.g. through a bug bounty program.