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by jacques_chester 2754 days ago
> One question I have is how would you propose that number be calculated?

As a percentage of worldwide revenue on a sliding scale.

> In truth, I think the company whose data has been leaked should know exactly how many records have been leaked, but per-individual based fines create an incentive for them to underreport this number.

Very true, so triple damages for wilful underreporting and/or criminal sanctions for individuals.