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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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Strict liability for data breaches? 2006-02-21
Ron Jennings
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.
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