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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
Anonymous
well since the government oversees these 'standards' the lobbyists are whispering to old dubya 'put a cap on it' I think the regular guy will never hold these large corporate thieves liable, it makes too much sense, after all companies have all the protection, regular consumers do not nor will the...

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