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No, normally the government in Canada can be sued for this sort of thing. not exactly the same thing, but this is a $500,000 class action lawsuit for losing a
by kenned3 4y ago
No, normally the government in Canada can be sued for this sort of thing.
not exactly the same thing, but this is a $500,000 class action lawsuit for losing a USB Key containing patient data:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/28/durham_region_health_class_action_lawsuit_puts_price_on_personal_information.html https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/28/durham_region_he...
The expectation is that the government protect your privacy or pay if they fail to do so.. as with any private data.
- chkaloon 4y agoBut the government is financed by taxpayers, so the taxpayers will end up being the payers of any fines the government is liable for. It's circular.
- liketochill 4y agoOnly if all taxpayers get an equal settlement. And even then perhaps that money would have been spent on another group: “sorry no fighter jets this year money went privacy lawsuits”. So some taxpayers could come out ahead in the event of privacy lawsuits.
- chkaloon 4y agoI didn't say that all taxpayers would come out equivalently. I said taxpayers would pay.