Two recent articles site stastics from New York-based global law firm of White & Case LLP who just released the results of a national survey on data security breach notification. Computerworld's piece says
In a national survey of more than 1,000 victims of personal data security breaches, nearly 20% said they had already terminated their relationships with companies that maintained their data, while another 40% said they might do so. And nearly 5% of those surveyed said they had hired lawyers to seek legal recourse after their data was put at risk.
This SearchSecurity piece states
The goal in all of these laws is to ensure consumers know when they're at risk of fraud and identity theft. But such a measure does not come without consequences. Rather than be grateful for the notice, consumers are angry that the messages are densely written or void of details, and they're terminating relationships and even seeking damages in court.
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