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I think the key thing to understand is that there are never. Full Stop. Any meaningful consequences to getting pwned on user data. Every big tech company has a
by benreesman 2y ago
I think the key thing to understand is that there are never. Full Stop. Any meaningful consequences to getting pwned on user data.
Every big tech company has a blanket, unassailable pass on blowing it now.
- baxtr 2y agoReally? Have you looked into the Marriott data beach case?
- benreesman 2y agoThis one? “Marriott finds financial reprieve in reduced GDPR penalty” [1]? They seem to have been whacked several times without a C-Suite Exec missing a ski-vacation. If I’m ignorant please correct me but I’m unaware of anyone important at Marriott choosing an E-Class rather than an S-Class over it. [1] https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/marriott-finds-financial-reprieve-in-reduced-gdpr-penalty/588190/ https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/marriott-finds-financ...
- baxtr 2y agoNah, European GDPR fines are a joke. I’m talking about the US class action. The sum I read about is in the billions.
- benreesman 2y agoIt sounds like I might be full of it, would you kindly link me to a source?
- mbesto 2y agoDoesn't sound like its actually been resolved yet. This is the only article I can find that refers to how much they've had to pay out of pocket: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/10/business/marriott-hack-cost/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/10/business/marriott-hack-cost/i... There are just "estimates" around the billions, but none of that has actually materialized AFAIK.
- lesuorac 2y agoNot really. Quick search just seems like the only notable thing is that it's allowed to be a class action. But how consequential can it be if it doesn't event get more than a passing mention of the wikipedia page. [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_International#Marriott_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_International#Marriot...