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Re: What is my data worth?
From: "Marjorie Simmons" <lawyer () carpereslegalis com>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:27:43 -0700
Not only reasonable, but an imperative. Tort lawsuits require the plaintiff show: Duty ---> Breach ---> Causation ---> Damages Without damages, there is no suit, and this has been the major stumbling block to almost all suits so far. ### | -----Original Message----- | From: dataloss-bounces () attrition org | [mailto:dataloss-bounces () attrition org] On Behalf Of Jason Lewis | Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:40 am | To: dataloss () attrition org | Subject: [Dataloss] What is my data worth? | | I was reading about various lawsuits against companies/entities that | have had data breaches and I got to thinking. Has anyone done any | research into how valuable my data is? I would think that would go a | long way in estimating losses. | | For example, an advertiser is interested in target demographics, how | much will they pay for info about me and my spending habit, | credit card | debt, loans, etc. | | How much is the average consumer's data worth? Is it even | reasonable to | try and figure out that cost when trying to punish entities that lose | the information? | | jas | _______________________________________________ | Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) | http://attrition.org/dataloss | Tracking more than 146 million compromised records in 366 | incidents over 6 years. | | _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 146 million compromised records in 366 incidents over 6 years.
Current thread:
- What is my data worth? Jason Lewis (Sep 24)
- Re: What is my data worth? Marjorie Simmons (Sep 24)
- Re: What is my data worth? George Toft (Sep 25)
- Re: What is my data worth? Al Mac (Sep 25)