Are companies blaming the people for their lack of countermeasures? Blocking and misaligned prescriptions to prevent leakage

There has been a series of leaks of personal information due to unauthorized access. The government analyzed in its ``Emergency Measures Package'' released on the 6th of this month that it was because companies ``failed to take sufficient basic measures,'' such as neglecting known system vulnerabilities, inadequate settings, and lax management of subcontractors.

If so, the first thing to do is to ensure that companies have thorough safety management and strengthen sanctions for violations. However, the package included only warnings to companies and revised guidelines, and did not include tougher sanctions. On the other hand, there are ways to pass on the burden to the people. It expands the state's authority to deal with attacks and narrows the rights of its citizens. Is there a discrepancy between diagnosis and prescription?

What makes this point most acutely is the consideration of ``blocking,'' which allows telecommunications carriers to cut off communications to sites. Blocking is a method that cannot be implemented without violating the confidentiality of communications of all Internet users. Even if the cause of the leak was a company's lack of countermeasures, cleaning up the aftermath would be handing over the rights of citizens who are not responsible.

What is the severity of damage caused by information leaks?

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