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This is why GDPR has the fines up to €20m. Hopefully some of these users who were breached file for a breach, if you can't hold my data you don't deserve it. Go
by akhatri_aus 8y ago
This is why GDPR has the fines up to €20m. Hopefully some of these users who were breached file for a breach, if you can't hold my data you don't deserve it. Good intentions aren't compatible with the law.
- k_sh 8y agoGood intentions absolutely are[0] compatible with the law... [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea
- thaumasiotes 8y agoYou'd need to cite the law for that, not just a concept that applies to some laws. The alternative to a mens rea requirement is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability .
- DanBC 8y agohttps://gdpr-info.eu/art-83-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-83-gdpr/ > When deciding whether to impose an administrative fine and deciding on the amount of the administrative fine in each individual case due regard shall be given to the following > the intentional or negligent character of the infringement; A company with good intentions is going to be regulated less severely than a company who does't care.
- pluma 8y agoSure, but note how it also says "negligent". Ghostery is a privacy browser extension. They should be using something more sophisticated than a process so prone to human error when handling user data.
- akhatri_aus 8y agoYet another reason there is ambiguity in the terms. Most websites can portray themselves as good meaning. Socially defined justice is not really the law.