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This is exactly why tort law exists, to argue in court that someone else is causing an undue burden and should compensate you. > The courts aren't a way to enf
by LapsangGuzzler 3y ago
This is exactly why tort law exists, to argue in court that someone else is causing an undue burden and should compensate you.
> The courts aren't a way to enforce unwritten legislation.
OK, so some big company storing your PII gets hacked and you get hacked as a result and your bank account was drained. Assuming no laws were broken by the company storing your PII, should you not be entitled to sue? This is exactly why lawsuits exist.
If there are no digital privacy laws on the books, then no big company should ever be held responsible for a data breach, that's absurd.