What's the point of open data if there is no accountability? So far a blogger received an email with an apology. That's not much to get excited about. What's

What's the point of open data if there is no accountability? So far a blogger received an email with an apology. That's not much to get excited about. What's to stop them from carrying on as usual if there are no repercussions and only millions in revenue for them to collect?