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by NamTaf 2665 days ago
United need to be heavily litigated when accounts eventually get compromised. This must be a wanton disregard for security, rather than simple naivety as many other sites exhibit.

There needs to be real, material damages for companies who do not properly secure data following best-practice guidelines. Not just a 'oh sorry your account was compromised, please change your password!' circus - actual, concrete damages by way of fines or the like put on those who do not properly look after user data.