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UncleTogieMay 4, 2011
For the folks that are confused over the legality of this, you might want to search for "congressional subpoena" and check the court rulings on it. Perfectly legal, according to the SCOTUS.
emfkMay 3, 2011
They have until 5PM today to "answer" the Subcommittee's questions. Sony might not feel compelled to testify, but they would be wise not to blow off Congress.
norman619May 3, 2011
Oh bulls**t. congress does not the constitutional authority to demand a company answer questions about it's own internal security issues. Sony should tell congress to get f**ked.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
norman619May 3, 2011
A PRIVATE company no less.
nufadzooMay 4, 2011
Sony isn't private
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ASNE
norman619May 4, 2011
LOL!!! My god you are ignorant. Yes Sony is a private corp not one owned by government. That's what Private means. More over, it's not a US corporation either. LMAO!!! Thanks for the laugh.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
soupvikingMay 4, 2011
He's not ignorant. He assumed, as I did at first, you were using the term in contrast to a 'public' company. 'Private' meaning its stock was not traded for on the exchanges, and 'public' being the opposite.
nufadzooMay 4, 2011
I get that you don't think congress should ever step in to protect it's citizens from large corporations, including large WORLDWIDE, publicly traded, federally regulated conglomerates with American CEOs. (much like SONY).
That doesn't mean we have to agree with you.
nufadzooMay 4, 2011
I would also like to hear your views on BP's (European Company) congressional hearing after Dark Horizon.
emfkMay 3, 2011
Unless you were one of the people that had your credit card information compromised and stolen. Sony can tell Congress whatever it wants, but for the sake of doing business in this country...I doubt they're going to blow off Congress.
norman619May 3, 2011
"Unless you were one of the people that had your credit card information compromised and stolen."
I actually am. What did I do? I canceled my CC as soon as I got word they were hacked and got a new card within a week. BFD. Congress does not have the authority to demand this if ANY private company period. And congress can't do anything to them if/when Sony tells them to go f**k themselves.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
emfkMay 3, 2011
Congress is always overstepping their authority. I don't believe Congress has the right to interfere with baseball, online poker, and many other things for which they do. It will be interesting to see what transpires, but if Sony is like the rest---they will bow to Congress eventually.
alexiscashMay 3, 2011
I think eventually they will be forced to.
norman619May 3, 2011
People comply out of ignorance. the same reason people always give the police more info than they are legally obliged to. Few people seem to know their rights and the limits of those we charge with enforcing our laws and running our government.
MSaltmarshMay 3, 2011
there are several different ways congress could do this legally.
However in this instance i agree they seem to have just jumped passed all of them and are abusing power. Or how some like to view it "testing the water"
I hope at least they fall back on some sort of national security issue or something....Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
norman619May 3, 2011
Please share. How can congress compel a private company to testify about it's own internal computer security?
protocol1May 4, 2011
they better not, i hear the seal teams are getting good at invading countries and extracting computer data.
darkwater37May 3, 2011
Well I wouldn't be so quick to parade my dirty laundry in front of Congress
norman619May 3, 2011
Nor is it any of congress' f**king business.
julie188May 3, 2011
Interesting. Does Sony have to testify? I don't think so unless they are subpoenaed.
ridgerunner5May 3, 2011
What does Congress have to do with this? This is a private business matter between a corporation and it's consumers.
Congress should get back to raising the debt ceiling so they can spend more money we don't have.
mtownMay 3, 2011
Nah i hope they sit around and vote for another pay raise for themselves.
dedtargetMay 3, 2011
Come on guys, they aren't going to filibuster themselves nor are they going to argue about points that the general public has pretty much unanimously decided the ethical implications for. Give'm a break and a well deserved pay raise!!
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cybersaurMay 3, 2011
What is Sony hiding?
FPSmotoMay 3, 2011
their privacy.
norman619May 3, 2011
Congress is overstepping yet again for political brownie points. They have no authority to question Sony about anything.
ballnestplayaMay 3, 2011
I think Congress wants some justification before Sony gets hit with a class action lawsuit, since personal and financial information was attained. People will start questioning Sony when gamers start having problems with Identity theft.
linksusMay 3, 2011
"I think Congress wants some justification before Sony gets hit with a class action lawsuit"
Is a perfect reason as to why Sony should stay quiet... Why incriminate yourself while you still have the ongoing issue?
scylexanMay 3, 2011
I'm seeing some complaining about how Congress has no constitutional authority to demand a private company to answer questions. Well, what about the past examples of when they did it already? What about now with Google and Apple on the tracking issue?
Also, our Congress is NOT the only government forcing companies to do things. Look at Google's South Korean areas getting raided for tracking violations? What right does S.K. have to force Google to stop doing whatever they may or may not be doing? What about the E.U. that forced a U.S. private company, Microsoft, and told them that they HAD to bundle their competitor's browsers in their OS? Why should a company be forced to do such a thing?
Congress is not alone on this. While some may be more ridiculus than others I do believe a government has the right to protect its people. In the case of Sony, our government wants answers to why their servers were so easily hacked and private data stolen when they SHOULD have been following U.S. and E.U. international (or national?) security laws to protect customors of such data breaches.
rufiohoMay 3, 2011
poor move, Sony, poor move
dannyMay 3, 2011
What does Sony have to be scared of?! All they have to do is what Wall Street did... Lie like crazy, use a bunch of technical terms that the old farts on the house subcommittee on commerce will have no clue about.
norman619May 3, 2011
Congress does not have the constitutional authority to demand a PRIVATE company come before it and answer questions about their internal security issues.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dannyMay 3, 2011
I get that, yelling at me isn't going to change what congress does. How'd that not "demanding a private" company work out for Major League Baseball and Toyota?
kafu333May 3, 2011
:D
shauncorleoneMay 4, 2011
So Congress will call Sony to testify over its network security but is too pussy to audit the Fed? This is grandstanding for brownie points, no more.
impsol101180May 4, 2011
Sony should not be scared of Congress but rather a class action lawsuit from it's loyal customers whom they failed to protect. I love my PS3 and I am a loyal fan of their products but don't f**k with my money and expect me to eat that s**t with a smile.
hngrangeMay 4, 2011
Relevant: Press release from Sony stating "(We) will provide a complimentary offering to assist users in enrolling in identity theft protection services" http://bit.ly/lYkhiZ