An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car location histories

Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by Beltiras on Thursday May 11, 2017 @07:35AM (#14315270)

Post-GDPR this would have resulted in a 20 million euro fine.....

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Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by EwanToo on Thursday May 11, 2017 @08:14AM (#14315437)

Could have, not "would" have - the fine is variable. I doubt it'll get enforced regularly.

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Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by Beltiras on Thursday May 11, 2017 @08:22AM (#14315481)

The GDPR is vague but the description details shockingly vulnerable APIs that do not come close to "industry best practices". They would have been made an example of.

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Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by bkkssnn on Thursday May 11, 2017 @07:59AM (#14315366)

Or 4% of total global revenue ;)

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Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by Beltiras on Thursday May 11, 2017 @08:14AM (#14315439)

Whichever is higher.

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