OPM can't be sued into oblivion. The federal government gets to decide if you even have standing to sue them. What are the odds that they'll react accordingly?
If "being sued into oblivion" is such an existential threat to these corporations, why does this keep happening? Nobody is getting sued into oblivion, so I don't see why that's part of the argument. It's not "suing to destroy a corporation" vs "trying to sue the government", it's "free credit reporting and a BS 'we are REALLY sorry' letter" on both sides.
Also, OPM does not get to decide if you have standing to sue them. That's up to parts of the government so far removed from OPM they might as well be a different entity entirely.
Re:Get Rid of Equifax
by closeparen on Friday September 22, 2017 @04:23AM
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The sentiment that a more regulated or entirely governmental entity would mitigate the risk of compromise is baseless.
I don't see the point you're trying to make. If we're going by "who has made the news for hacks lately", the private sector is by far the worse choice.