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Re:Marriott hack hits 500M Starwood guests by therealdrag0 on Friday November 30, 2018 @04:31PM (#18572834)
Car companies absolutely quantify risks and make decisions based on it. It is still more about bottom line than safety. When a version of a car fails some tests, they will estimate the cost of a recall versus the cost of a lawsuit. Whichever is smaller wins.
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Re:Marriott hack hits 500M Starwood guests by kevincrane on Friday November 30, 2018 @06:31PM (#18573747)
> Car companies absolutely quantify risks and make decisions based on it. It is still more about bottom line than safety.

Right, which is why we should increase consequences when there are data breaches so companies may actually care about them when they happen.

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Re:Marriott hack hits 500M Starwood guests by dennisgorelik on Saturday December 01, 2018 @08:34PM (#18580209)
That "care" would come out from customers pockets.

Why do you think customers are ready to pay extra for the extra data security?

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