What damages do the plaintiffs claim? Our society seems to think an individual's privacy is both essential (in some civil rights issues or medical information, for example) but worthless (no damages for violating it).
Is there a legal standard anywhere for assessing damages for privacy violations? The EU?
How about the cost of being made whole - eliminating this data from everywhere. Does that sound difficult or expensive? Maybe you should be more careful when handling people's data. Businesses handling explosives are usually very careful, for example.
What damages do the plaintiffs claim? Our society seems to think an individual's privacy is both essential (in some civil rights issues or medical information, for example) but worthless (no damages for violating it).
Is there a legal standard anywhere for assessing damages for privacy violations? The EU?
How about the cost of being made whole - eliminating this data from everywhere. Does that sound difficult or expensive? Maybe you should be more careful when handling people's data. Businesses handling explosives are usually very careful, for example.