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Why the ‘mother of all breaches’ is a wake up call for everyone (www.itpro.com)
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[–] Nommer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They won't because fines are just a fee to allow them to run unethically. That way businesses get more profit than they would otherwise and government gets their cut to allow it. It's broken by design.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 9 points 10 months ago

The EU has proven time and again that fines can hurt.