Strict liability for data breaches?

Strict liability for data breaches?
Mark Rasch, 2006-02-20

A recent case involving a stolen laptop containing 550,000 people's full credit information sheds new night on what "reasonable" protections a company must make to secure its customer data - and what customers need to prove in order to sue for damages.

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Jim (Sydney, Australia) (1 replies)

Damn. We're currently going through Sarbanse Oxley - I wish WE were allowed to say "Yes, it's documented that we have nothing in place." and get away with it.

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