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> Consequences like that will mean it makes financial sense to ignore security and just pay the settlements as they come. If judgments like this were the only
by oconnor663 7y ago
> Consequences like that will mean it makes financial sense to ignore security and just pay the settlements as they come.
If judgments like this were the only reason to prioritize security, then sure. But hopefully there are at least some market/reputational forces at work too.
- nickcox 7y agoI honestly don't think the general public cares enough for reputational effects to be particularly important. Can you think of an incident, however heinous, that materially impacted a company's bottom line?
- christopheraden 7y agoThe Ashley Madison Breach comes to mind. If the core demographic cares about not wanting their data on the platform to get out, they will vote with their feet. That said, I think this example is not the norm, and most people probably won't care for most applications. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach
- 0_gravitas 7y agoI mean wasn't it also revealed that an overwhelming amount of people on the site were male in the same breach? Id guess that would be a motivating factor more than the privacy
- FDSGSG 7y agoIf the general public doesn't care, are the damages really significant?