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Re:HD Manufacturer LaCie Admits Yearlong Data Breach by CWuestefeld on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @06:09PM (#7594629)
Certainly HIPAA is far more trouble, and every example I can think of, of regulation being passed in haste in response to witch hunt, has been awful. I'm thinking of stuff like Sarbanes-Oxley or Dodd-Frank. Neither of these did much in terms of their stated goals, but they have created a bunch of problems as unintended consequences.
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Re:HD Manufacturer LaCie Admits Yearlong Data Breach by EpicEng on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @06:42PM (#7594787)
> being passed in haste in response to witch hunt

We hear about new attacks and vulnerabilities, more credit card numbers stolen, more personal information stolen, on a weekly basis. I think we're past the point of accusing legislators of acting in a reactionary manner to an isolated incident or two should the proposition of regulation be put forward.

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