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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Ron Jennings (2 replies)

There is no excuse for the person in charge of the laptop. With that kind of data it should have been with him at all times. He could have locked it up in the trunk of his car or had it locked in a safe at home. A safe that holds a a laptop is very cheap compared to the cost of damage control.
If for some reason I have to leave my laptop at home it is locked up in a safe that cost 60 bucks at my local SEARS store.
Safes are heavy and bulky so it makes it harder to hide. I bolted mine to my office floor. It took two screws and five minutes.
So again I say, there is no excuse for this guy or anyone else who is careless with critical data.
As for making tough laws, I will leave that to the people who are trained to do so.

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