{"id":3515,"date":"2018-02-28T12:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2018-03-02T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T20:54:24","slug":"dear-mick-mulvaney-dont-let-equifax-off-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/2018\/02\/dear-mick-mulvaney-dont-let-equifax-off-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Mick Mulvaney: Don\u2019t Let Equifax Off Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, Mozilla is delivering a petition signed by 27,000 Americans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau<\/i><\/h2>\n

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Today, Mozilla is visiting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Washington, D.C. with 27,052 signatures and a loud message: \u201cMick Mulvaney, don\u2019t let Equifax off easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Equifax data breach<\/a> was a seismic event: Tens of millions of Americans had their personal information \u2014 from Social Security numbers to home addresses \u2014 pilfered by hackers, exposing them to fraud and identity theft. Equifax customers in other countries, like the UK and Canada, were also affected.<\/p>\n

Then, earlier this month, we learned the breach may have been worse than expected<\/a>, with Americans\u2019 tax IDs and driver\u2019s license numbers swept up in the hack, too.<\/p>\n

This bad news broke just days after an astonishing development: The CFPB is not pursuing<\/a> an investigation into the 2017 breach.<\/p>\n

While the previous CFPB director had ordered a full investigation, the new head, Mick Mulvaney, hasn\u2019t taken any steps forward, like ordering subpoenas for Equifax executives.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Mozilla launched a petition<\/a> urging Mulvaney to move forward with the investigation. Today, the CFPB accepted our petition, and Mozilla delivered all 27,052 signatures to the bureau\u2019s headquarters in downtown D.C. What\u2019s next: Mozilla will await a potential response from the bureau.<\/p>\n

Says\u00a0Marilia Monteiro, Mozilla Tech Policy Fellow<\/strong> and former Policy Manager at the Brazilian Ministry of Justice\u2019s Consumer Office:<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like faulty brakes in a car or expired food, security breaches can have major effects on our lives. Data breaches don\u2019t just expose consumers\u2019 critical information \u2014 they also expose a company\u2019s failure to provide necessary safeguards essential to their service or products. Companies like Equifax must be held accountable. Not doing so sets a bad precedent, especially in countries where the biggest personal databases are government-managed and citizens lack consent. To truly give consumers control of their data, we must ensure the rules are always applied.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Says Ashley Boyd, Mozilla\u2019s VP of Advocacy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Mozilla, we believe individuals\u2019 security and privacy on the internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional. It\u2019s a belief enshrined in our founding principles<\/a>. The decision not to pursue a robust investigation into Equifax is a violation of that belief, and so Mozilla \u2014 and tens of thousands of Americans \u2014 are urging Mulvaney to change course.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mozilla\u2019s Jon Lloyd, right, delivers 27,000 signature to the CFPB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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