Great, now scammers can steal my identity directly from the government. I hope they release a tool to check if I'm impacted or at least email me about it.

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Avamander 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why would those pieces of data (DOB, full name, address) ever be sufficient for identity theft?

If that's sufficient to achieve anything then those systems are built on top of hopes and dreams.

	▲	rationalist 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's good enough for health insurance fraud. Edit: does someone not realize that many (all?) the doctors and hospitals use to verify you is your name and date of birth (in the U.S. - although I suppose that's why since this breach happened elsewhere)?
	▲	tomjen3 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Because the world is run by people who don't know anything, but have to pretend they know everything, so they can't ask those of us who have some idea about how IT security works.

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john_strinlai 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>I hope they release a tool to check if I'm impacted or at least email me about it.

"ANTS stated that it is currently in the process of notifying those identified as impacted."

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realusername 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

With the number of leaks the French administration had everywhere, you don't need a tool, you are guaranteed to be impacted.

	▲	psychoslave 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"Our government successfully achieved wide distribution of valuable assets in the era of digital information."

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doublerabbit 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Alternatively, hackers can now be used as a method of age identification.

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Oras 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

are govs required to comply with GDPR and data breaches laws?

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nxm 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, but unelected bureaucrats only impose fines on the private sector.

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nick486 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

what would be the point of the government fining itself though?

Now that I'm thinking of it, it would create the need for an extra gaggle of bureaucrats to oversee the process,so I suppose someone might see a point to it ...

	▲	vladvasiliu 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You may think you're funny or something, but boy do I have news for you. There absolutely are fines for French administrations. And, knowing the French tax system, they've probably found a way to levy VAT and some other taxes on top of those fines.

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whyagaindavid 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you mean fines for tiny companies?

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infamouscow 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There are carve-outs to allow for governments to make exceptions, but it's besides the point.

If the government were to hold themselves to account, they would fine themselves some amount N, and pay itself N using your taxes. It also wastes other finite resources for all the paperwork and legal action involved that could be used for something else.

Speaking pragmatically, there's no point trying to hold the government itself to it's own laws. The only time citizens do hold the government accountable, it's always done in the form of hangings, or the guillotine in France's case.