At the very least this is providing valuable information for consumers, regulators, and legislators on the scale of the problem. One of the big issues pre-GDPR

At the very least this is providing valuable information for consumers, regulators, and legislators on the scale of the problem. One of the big issues pre-GDPR is that companies weren't always forthcoming about their data breaches, so the scale of the issue was unknown. This meant that people looking at either solutions or at necessary regulations/legislation were acting in the dark.