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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by whatshisface on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:25AM (#17188421)
>How much will it cost you if your data gets hacked? What will be the impact if you share the data with a partner and the partner gets hacked?

Historically, these numbers have been $0.0+/-0. Executives aren't exactly bumbling around with hazardous materials.

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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by atomic77 on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:33PM (#17189118)
Interesting you should use the hazardous materials analogy - Bruce Schneier made a pretty convincing case two years ago that data should be considered a toxic asset.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/03/data_is_a_tox...

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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by hannasanarion on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:42AM (#17188609)
Tell that to Equifax.
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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by criddell on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:44AM (#17188637)
Elizabeth Warren thinks it may end up making money for Equifax:

https://www.marketplace.org/2018/02/28/tech/sen-elizabeth-wa...

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