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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Frank, Hsv, AL

Until, the courts et al, learn about computers and what it takes to secure the computer and the data on it, we will have these uninformed decisions by the courts. Did the plaintiffs lawyer understand the many layers of "Stuff" you have to go through to make an informed decision on something like this???

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