, 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.
Mark D. Rasch
First, plaintiff did not sue the individual who lost the data because the individual had neither a contractual relationship with the plaintiff, nor any duty of due care to the plaintiff.. nor, for that matter any money. Plaintiff sued the entity they entrusted with their data ...
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