Lab Notes

The CEO of Equifax, a company that has based its business on selling private information of millions of Americans, says we're known for our stand on privacy." What's more, he thinks it's unconstitutional for the government to tell Equifax that it must allow Americans to see what information the company has collected on them. And my favorite quote, on whether Equifax has experienced security breaches: "We haven't had one of any significance ... at least in my time." Did the Equifax marketing and communications department not talk to the guy before scheduling this speech?

On the whole, the comments immediately brought to mind the CEO of Verizon, who was shocked that cell phone users liked talking on their cell phones. Time for Media Relations 101?