On October 1st 2015 it was reported that data from Experian (a credit reporting agency) was stolen. This latest data theft pertains to approximately 15 million people, including new applicants requiring a credit check for service or device financing from September 1, 2013 through September 16, 2015. Once a credit check is completed, it should be against the law for Experian or any other company to keep consumer data for thieves to steal.
I call upon our government to make keeping data, secured or otherwise, illegal. Data breaches have occurred with all the major companies and will continue. Security is a cat and mouse game. The best way to prevent this completely is to remove the data.