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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
WB
Well said. It's a sad state when even the court doesn't consider reasonable care a requirement. Perhaps the judge that made this decision will some day face this delima herself and then have a new perspective on what is reasonable.

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