the answer to that is a functional social safety net for the innocent employees to land in, not allowing companies to violate the law with impunity.

You’re describing a system where taxpayers foot the bill for data breaches.

	▲	wry_durian 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That's exactly backwards. In the current regime, it's precisely the billions of people who are affected by data breaches (and who happen to be taxpayers!) who are footing the bill.
	▲	folkrav 42 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		We already are in a system where we foot most of the consequences.
	▲	matheusmoreira an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Not at all. Make the guilty corporation pay for all of it.