>If only there were some sort of union of peoples capable of causing consequences for companies that act as poor stewards of data. Would be a great idea! Your

>If only there were some sort of union of peoples capable of causing consequences for companies that act as poor stewards of data. Would be a great idea! Your wish is granted! Only one catch. The only consequence they can actually level is an insignificant fine ~ 1% of the profit they've made violating the law. Oh, plus a pinky pwomise to not do it again after a finger wag, or they'll get real angry, and the fine will be UP TO a whopping FOUR percent of profits!!! Seriously though, re offsite storage, one could encrypt all data locally and then offsite anywhere, right? Could be google drive for all you care.