[GA - PASSED] Repeal: "Preventing Identity Theft"

Repeal: Preventing Identity Theft
Category: Repeal | GA #576
Proposed by: Saint Tomas and the Northern Ice Islands | Onsite Topic
Replacement: None​

General Assembly Resolution #576 “Preventing Identity Theft” (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

The World Assembly,

Puzzled at Clause 5 of GA#576 "Preventing Identity Theft", which mandates that "in cases where victims were affected financially by the relevant identity theft, the total sum of losses shall be repaid to the victim",

Dismayed that if member states are unable to recover all of the money stolen by the perpetrators of identity theft, they may have to pay the victims themselves in order to avoid facing fines and sanctions for noncompliance,

Shocked that member states will have to resort to paying exorbitant amounts of money to victims of identity theft due to the multitude of phishing and credit card scams that occur on a daily basis, resulting in less money being available for disaster relief or pillow advertisement campaigns,

Distressed that this clause may even prompt unscrupulous residents of WA states to fraudulently claim to be victims of identity theft in order to obtain "monetary compensation", further draining member states of funds, and

Believing that this critical flaw with GA#576 is sufficient to warrant its repeal so as to prevent more member states from forking out precious taxpayer money to compensate those negligent enough to fall for these identity theft scams,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #576, "Preventing Identity Theft".

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simone_republic:

I lean against. The problem in real life is that a bank that suffers from stolen identity should in theory be able to compensate customers in a massive identity leak (touch wood). In the case of Experian, TransUnion or Equifax leaking (in the US), if anything happens due to their gross negligence, it's not clear who can compensate, short of a massive government bailout. That's a massive systematic risk.

I am not keen on this resolution unless someone passes a resolution to resolve the personal credit rating agency issue. But I don't disagree with the point raised on Discord that if people are stupid enough to fall for random phishing links, they shouldn't get government compensation.

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